Fortune Meadowsweet vs small tortoiseshell

Spiraea japonica compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Fortune Meadowsweet is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fortune Meadowsweet	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Rosales (ورديات)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Spiraea	Aglais
Species	Spiraea japonica	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Fortune Meadowsweet

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fortune Meadowsweet	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fortune Meadowsweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Georgia, India), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 14 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom