small tortoiseshell vs Yellow Dodder

Aglais urticae compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellow Dodder
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)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cuscuta
Species	Aglais urticae	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).