small tortoiseshell vs White-bellied Mining Bee

Aglais urticae compared with Andrena gravida

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White-bellied Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White-bellied Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Andrenidae
Genus	Aglais	Andrena
Species	Aglais urticae	Andrena gravida

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and White-bellied Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White-bellied Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White-bellied Mining 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.

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.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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