small tortoiseshell vs Threecorner leek

Aglais urticae compared with Allium triquetrum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Threecorner leek is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Threecorner leek
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)	Asparagales (天门冬目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Aglais	Allium
Species	Aglais urticae	Allium triquetrum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Threecorner leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Threecorner leek
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.

Threecorner leek

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom