chainfruit vs Mediterranean Skipper

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Gegenes nostrodamus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Mediterranean Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Alyxia	Gegenes
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Gegenes nostrodamus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Mediterranean Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Mediterranean Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

chainfruit

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