Giant Raisin vs small tortoiseshell

Grewia hexamita compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Giant Raisin is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant 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 hexamita	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Giant Raisin

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Raisin	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant 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.