small tortoiseshell vs Treeline Emerald

Aglais urticae compared with Somatochlora sahlbergi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Treeline Emerald
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	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Corduliidae
Genus	Aglais	Somatochlora
Species	Aglais urticae	Somatochlora sahlbergi

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Treeline Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Treeline Emerald

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Treeline Emerald
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.

Treeline Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden