Ghostwort vs small tortoiseshell

Aneura mirabilis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Ghostwort is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghostwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Metzgeriales (叉苔目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Aneuraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aneura	Aglais
Species	Aneura mirabilis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghostwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden