False Grey Raisin vs small tortoiseshell

Grewia subspathulata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

False Grey Raisin is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Grey Raisin	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Malvaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Grewia	Aglais
Species	Grewia subspathulata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

False Grey Raisin

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Grey Raisin	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Grey Raisin

Habitat

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

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 (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.