small tortoiseshell vs Two-spotted Cricket

Aglais urticae compared with Gryllus bimaculatus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Two-spotted Cricket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Two-spotted Cricket
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)	Gryllidae
Genus	Aglais	Gryllus
Species	Aglais urticae	Gryllus bimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Two-spotted Cricket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Two-spotted Cricket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Two-spotted Cricket
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 Cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden