All-black Snout vs small tortoiseshell

Nemotelus nigrinus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• All-black Snout is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	All-black Snout	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nemotelus	Aglais
Species	Nemotelus nigrinus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

All-black Snout and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

All-black Snout

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	All-black Snout	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

All-black Snout

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.

All-black Snout

The All-black Snout (Nemotelus nigrinus) is a species in the genus Nemotelus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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