Carline Skipper vs Olive Skipper

Pyrgus carlinae compared with Pyrgus serratulae

Key Differences

• Carline Skipper is Least Concern while Olive Skipper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carline Skipper	Olive 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 same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Pyrgus	Pyrgus
Species	Pyrgus carlinae	Pyrgus serratulae

Evolutionary Relationship

Carline Skipper and Olive Skipper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrgus.

Conservation Status

Carline Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Olive Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carline Skipper	Olive Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carline Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Olive Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries).

Carline Skipper

The Carline Skipper (Pyrgus carlinae) is a species in the genus Pyrgus. 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 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland