Confused Michaelmas Daisy vs small tortoiseshell

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Confused Michaelmas Daisy is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confused Michaelmas Daisy	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Symphyotrichum	Aglais
Species	Symphyotrichum novi-belgii	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confused Michaelmas Daisy	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan, Turkmenistan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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 17 countries:

🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇦 Ukraine