small tortoiseshell vs turnip aphid

Aglais urticae compared with Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while turnip aphid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	turnip aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Hemiptera (มวน)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Aphididae
Genus	Aglais	Lipaphis
Species	Aglais urticae	Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and turnip aphid share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

turnip aphid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	turnip aphid
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.

turnip aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Turkey and United States.

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.