Key lime vs small tortoiseshell

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Rutaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Citrus	Aglais
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Key lime

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

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 1 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom