small tortoiseshell vs Weevil

Aglais urticae compared with Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Curculionidae
Genus	Aglais	Otiorhynchus
Species	Aglais urticae	Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Azerbaijan, Turkey), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.