Bad-smelling Alkanet vs red underwing skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet red underwing 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 Spialia
Species Alkanna maleolens Spialia sertorius

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet red underwing 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.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

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.

red underwing skipper

No description available.

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