bristly bearberry vs Pigmy Skipper

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Gegenes pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Gegenes
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Gegenes pumilio

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.