small tortoiseshell vs star-wort

Aglais urticae compared with Cucullia asteris

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while star-wort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	star-wort
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aglais	Cucullia
Species	Aglais urticae	Cucullia asteris

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and star-wort share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (ผีเสื้อ)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

star-wort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	star-wort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

star-wort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden