Forest Sandman vs red underwing skipper

Spialia dromus compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• Forest Sandman is Least Concern while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Sandman	red underwing 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	Spialia	Spialia
Species	Spialia dromus	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Sandman and red underwing skipper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Spialia.

Conservation Status

Forest Sandman

LC — Least Concern

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Sandman	red underwing skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Sandman

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).