Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Inky Skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erynnis marloyi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Inky Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Inky 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	Erynnis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erynnis marloyi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Inky Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Inky 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.

Inky Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia.

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.