Broad-barred Knot-horn vs small tortoiseshell

Acrobasis consociella compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Pyralidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acrobasis	Aglais
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Pul kanatlılar)

Göster Order: Lepidoptera

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.