small tortoiseshell vs Widow Skimmer

Aglais urticae compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Libellulidae
Genus	Aglais	Libellula
Species	Aglais urticae	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Widow Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Widow Skimmer
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.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.