bastard copperleaf vs Pigmy Skipper

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Gegenes pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acalypha	Gegenes
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Gegenes pumilio

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.