Arrow-Grass vs small tortoiseshell

Triglochin maritima compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Triglochin	Aglais
Species	Triglochin maritima	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

small tortoiseshell

A borboleta-urtiga-pequena (Aglais urticae) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden