American Buckeye vs Carline Skipper

Aesculus glabra compared with Pyrgus carlinae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Carline Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Aesculus	Pyrgus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Pyrgus carlinae

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Carline Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Carline Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Carline Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Carline Skipper

The Carline Skipper (Pyrgus carlinae) is a species in the genus Pyrgus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.