Cherry Vinegar Fly vs small tortoiseshell

Drosophila suzukii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Cherry Vinegar Fly is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Vinegar Fly	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Diptera (Mosca)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Drosophilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Drosophila	Aglais
Species	Drosophila suzukii	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Vinegar Fly and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Cherry Vinegar Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Vinegar Fly	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Cherry Vinegar Fly

The Cherry Vinegar Fly (Drosophila suzukii) is a species in the genus Drosophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

small tortoiseshell

A borboleta-urtiga-pequena (Aglais urticae) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom