Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp vs small tortoiseshell

Crossocerus dimidiatus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Crabronidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Crossocerus	Aglais
Species	Crossocerus dimidiatus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

The Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp (Crossocerus dimidiatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. 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.