small tortoiseshell vs Strap-leaf Willow

Aglais urticae compared with Salix ligulifolia

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Strap-leaf Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Strap-leaf Willow
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)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aglais	Salix
Species	Aglais urticae	Salix ligulifolia

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Strap-leaf Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Strap-leaf Willow
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.

Strap-leaf Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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。