Dusky Grizzled Skipper vs Olive Skipper

Pyrgus cacaliae compared with Pyrgus serratulae

Key Differences

• Dusky Grizzled Skipper is Least Concern while Olive Skipper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Grizzled 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 cacaliae	Pyrgus serratulae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Olive Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Grizzled Skipper	Olive Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

Olive Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland