small tortoiseshell vs Species code: Hs

Aglais urticae compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Alismatales (泽泻目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Aglais	Halophila
Species	Aglais urticae	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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 5 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇴 Norway