Bad-smelling Alkanet vs grizzled skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pyrgus malvae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet grizzled skipper
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Hesperiidae
Genus Alkanna Pyrgus
Species Alkanna maleolens Pyrgus malvae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

grizzled skipper

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet grizzled skipper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

grizzled skipper

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

grizzled skipper

No description available.

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