black wattle vs Marbled Skipper

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Marbled Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acacia	Carcharodus
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Carcharodus lavatherae

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Marbled Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.