Red Mason Bee vs small tortoiseshell

Osmia bicornis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Red Mason Bee is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Mason Bee	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Megachilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Osmia	Aglais
Species	Osmia bicornis	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Mason Bee and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Red Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Mason Bee	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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