small tortoiseshell vs strawberry aphid

Aglais urticae compared with Chaetosiphon fragaefolii

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while strawberry aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	strawberry aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Aphididae
Genus	Aglais	Chaetosiphon
Species	Aglais urticae	Chaetosiphon fragaefolii

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and strawberry aphid share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

strawberry aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	strawberry aphid
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.

strawberry aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (21 countries).

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 21 countries:

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