Mountain Saffron vs small tortoiseshell

Solorina crocea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Mountain Saffron is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Saffron	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Peltigeraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Solorina	Aglais
Species	Solorina crocea	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Saffron	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.