small tortoiseshell vs Two-Spotted Bumble Bee

Aglais urticae compared with Bombus bimaculatus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Two-Spotted Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Two-Spotted Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aglais	Bombus
Species	Aglais urticae	Bombus bimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Two-Spotted Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Two-Spotted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Two-Spotted Bumble Bee
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.

Two-Spotted Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.