Slender Ground-hopper vs small tortoiseshell

Tetrix subulata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Slender Ground-hopper is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Slender Ground-hopper	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	Tetrigidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Tetrix	Aglais
Species	Tetrix subulata	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Slender Ground-hopper and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Slender Ground-hopper

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Slender Ground-hopper	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Slender Ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden