small tortoiseshell vs Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper

Aglais urticae compared with Stenobothrus rubicundulus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper
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)	Acrididae
Genus	Aglais	Stenobothrus
Species	Aglais urticae	Stenobothrus rubicundulus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper
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.

Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.