Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs small tortoiseshell

Heteranthera dubia compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Heteranthera	Aglais
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.