small tortoiseshell vs spectacle

Aglais urticae compared with Abrostola tripartita

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	spectacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aglais	Abrostola
Species	Aglais urticae	Abrostola tripartita

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and spectacle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (鱗翅目)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

spectacle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	spectacle
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.

spectacle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden