abigarrada de la ortiga vs White-bellied Mining Bee

Aglais urticae compared with Andrena gravida

Key Differences

• abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened while White-bellied Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	abigarrada de la ortiga	White-bellied Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Andrenidae
Genus	Aglais	Andrena
Species	Aglais urticae	Andrena gravida

Evolutionary Relationship

abigarrada de la ortiga and White-bellied Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

White-bellied Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	abigarrada de la ortiga	White-bellied Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

abigarrada de la ortiga

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.

White-bellied Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

abigarrada de la ortiga

La mariposa ortiguera pequena (Aglais urticae) esta clasificada como Casi Amenazada (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Esta cerca de calificar como amenazada, con poblaciones que podrian volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservacion.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden