small tortoiseshell vs Spruce Seed Moth

Aglais urticae compared with Cydia strobilella

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spruce Seed Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spruce Seed Moth
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tortricidae
Genus	Aglais	Cydia
Species	Aglais urticae	Cydia strobilella

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Spruce Seed Moth share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Pul kanatlılar)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spruce Seed Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spruce Seed Moth
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.

Spruce Seed Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom