Fringed dodder vs small tortoiseshell

Cuscuta suaveolens compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed dodder	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Solanales (паслёноцветные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cuscuta	Aglais
Species	Cuscuta suaveolens	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed dodder	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom