Bed-jacket vs red underwing skipper

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket red underwing 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 Spialia
Species Alectryon tomentosus Spialia sertorius

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket red underwing 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.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 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.

red underwing skipper

No description available.

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