Confluent Disc Lichen vs small tortoiseshell

Lecidea confluens compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Confluent Disc Lichen is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confluent Disc Lichen	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Lecideales (网衣目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Lecideaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lecidea	Aglais
Species	Lecidea confluens	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confluent Disc Lichen	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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

小玳瑁蛱蝶(Aglais urticae)在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危(NT)物种。接近符合受威胁种标准，如无保护措施，种群可能变得脆弱。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden