Brown oak slender vs Levantine Skipper

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Levantine 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	Gracillariidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Thymelicus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Thymelicus hyrax

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Levantine Skipper share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Levantine Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇷🇺 Russia