small tortoiseshell vs Spotted Meadow Katydid

Aglais urticae compared with Conocephalus maculatus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spotted Meadow Katydid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Spotted Meadow Katydid share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spotted Meadow Katydid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spotted Meadow Katydid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Spotted Meadow Katydid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.