Large False Serotine vs red underwing skipper

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	red underwing skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Spialia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and red underwing skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	red underwing skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).