Long-Winged Conehead vs small tortoiseshell

Conocephalus fuscus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Long-Winged Conehead is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-Winged Conehead	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tettigoniidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Conocephalus	Aglais
Species	Conocephalus fuscus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-Winged Conehead and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Long-Winged Conehead

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-Winged Conehead	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-Winged Conehead

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark