Hespérie obscure vs hespérie de la malope

Pyrgus cacaliae compared with Pyrgus onopordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hespérie obscure	hespérie de la malope
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 cacaliae	Pyrgus onopordi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hespérie obscure

LC — Least Concern

hespérie de la malope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hespérie obscure	hespérie de la malope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hespérie obscure

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

hespérie de la malope

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland