Hespérie de la parcinière vs Hespérie obscure

Pyrgus carlinae compared with Pyrgus cacaliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hespérie de la parcinière	Hespérie obscure
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Pyrgus	Pyrgus
Species	Pyrgus carlinae	Pyrgus cacaliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Hespérie de la parcinière and Hespérie obscure share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrgus.

Conservation Status

Hespérie de la parcinière

LC — Least Concern

Hespérie obscure

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hespérie de la parcinière	Hespérie obscure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hespérie de la parcinière

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Hespérie obscure

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

Hespérie de la parcinière

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