Garden Orpine vs small tortoiseshell

Hylotelephium telephium compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Garden Orpine is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Orpine	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Crassulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hylotelephium	Aglais
Species	Hylotelephium telephium	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Orpine	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden