Meadow Groundling vs small tortoiseshell

Caryocolum proxima compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Meadow Groundling is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Groundling	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	Gelechiidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Caryocolum	Aglais
Species	Caryocolum proxima	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Meadow Groundling and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Pul kanatlılar)

Conservation Status

Meadow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Groundling	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden