Arctic Skipper vs Northern Chequered Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon compared with Carterocephalus silvicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Skipper	Northern Chequered Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Carterocephalus	Carterocephalus
Species	Carterocephalus palaemon	Carterocephalus silvicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Skipper and Northern Chequered Skipper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carterocephalus.

Conservation Status

Arctic Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Chequered Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Skipper	Northern Chequered Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (36 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Chequered Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Arctic Skipper

ジャノメチョウモドキ（Carterocephalus palaemon）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されています。絶滅危惧の条件に近い状況にあり、保全策が講じられなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持ちます。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇧🇾 Belarus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine