small tortoiseshell vs Spotted Leafworm

Aglais urticae compared with Phyllodoce maculata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spotted Leafworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spotted Leafworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Annelida (Halkalı solucanlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Polychaeta (Deniz halkalı solucanları)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Phyllodocida (Phyllodocida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Phyllodocidae
Genus	Aglais	Phyllodoce
Species	Aglais urticae	Phyllodoce maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Spotted Leafworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spotted Leafworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spotted Leafworm
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.

Spotted Leafworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden