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Compton Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis l-album

Species code GS000396

General Status in Canada

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Butterflies
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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Compton Tortoiseshell

In English, species in the tribe Nymphalini are named "Tortoiseshell", except for genera Polygonia and Vanessa and except for species Aglais io and Nymphalis antiopa.

French common name:

Vanesse des peupliers

In French, species in the tribe Nymphalini are named "Vanesse" (feminine), except for genus Polygonia and except for species Nymphalis antiopa and Vanessa atalanta.
YearEnglish common name French common name
2000Compton TortoiseshellGrande Vanesse
2010Compton TortoiseshellGrande Vanesse
2015
2020
Compton Tortoiseshell

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2000Nymphalis l-albumNymphalidaeLepidoptera
2010Nymphalis l-albumNymphalidaeLepidoptera
2015Nymphalis l-albumNymphalidaeLepidoptera
2020Nymphalis l-albumNymphalidaeLepidoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2000Secure
2010Secure
2015Secure
2020Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - N5
2020Secure - N5
Yukon
2000Secure - 4
2010Sensitive - 3
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3
Northwest Territories
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020Apparently Secure - S4S5
Nunavut
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
British Columbia
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5
2020Secure - S5
Alberta
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5
2020Secure - S5
Saskatchewan
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Apparently Secure - S4
2020Apparently Secure - S4
Manitoba
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Apparently Secure - S4
2020Apparently Secure - S4
Ontario
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5
2020Secure - S5
Quebec
2000Not Assessed - 6
2010Not Present
2015Apparently Secure - S4?
2020Secure - S5
New Brunswick
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3
Nova Scotia
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Critically Imperiled - S1S2
2020Imperiled - S2S3
Prince Edward Island
2000Not Present
2010May Be At Risk - 2
2015Critically Imperiled - S1
2020Critically Imperiled - S1
Newfoundland and Labrador
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015
2020
Labrador
2000
2010
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3
Newfoundland
2000
2010
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3
Pacific Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Atlantic Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present