small tortoiseshell vs Weevil

Aglais urticae compared with Hypera meles

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Curculionidae
Genus	Aglais	Hypera
Species	Aglais urticae	Hypera meles

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Weevil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

small tortoiseshell

小玳瑁蛱蝶(Aglais urticae)在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危(NT)物种。接近符合受威胁种标准，如无保护措施，种群可能变得脆弱。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden