Grizzled Skipper vs Hespérie castillane

Pyrgus centaureae compared with Pyrgus cinarae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grizzled Skipper	Hespérie castillane
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 centaureae	Pyrgus cinarae

Evolutionary Relationship

Grizzled Skipper and Hespérie castillane share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrgus.

Conservation Status

Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Hespérie castillane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grizzled Skipper	Hespérie castillane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Hespérie castillane

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia