small tortoiseshell vs Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

Aglais urticae compared with Bombus ternarius

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tri-Colored Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tri-Colored Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aglais	Bombus
Species	Aglais urticae	Bombus ternarius

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Tri-Colored Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tri-Colored Bumble 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.

Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.