Beautiful Plume vs Carline Skipper

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Pyrgus carlinae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Carline Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pterophoridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Pyrgus
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Pyrgus carlinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Carline Skipper share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

View Order: Lepidoptera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Carline Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Carline Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Carline Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

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.