Bed-jacket vs mallow skipper

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Carcharodus alceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket mallow skipper
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Sapindaceae Hesperiidae
Genus Alectryon Carcharodus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Carcharodus alceae

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket mallow skipper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

mallow skipper

No description available.

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