Blue Ground Beetle vs small tortoiseshell

Carabus intricatus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Blue Ground Beetle is Extinct while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ground Beetle	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Carabidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Carabus	Aglais
Species	Carabus intricatus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Ground Beetle and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (حشرات)

Conservation Status

Blue Ground Beetle

EX — Extinct

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ground Beetle	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Blue Ground Beetle

The Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden