Southern Marbled Skipper vs Tufted Marbled Skipper

Carcharodus baeticus compared with Carcharodus floccifera

Key Differences

• Southern Marbled Skipper is Least Concern while Tufted Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Marbled Skipper	Tufted Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Carcharodus	Carcharodus
Species	Carcharodus baeticus	Carcharodus floccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Marbled Skipper and Tufted Marbled Skipper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carcharodus.

Conservation Status

Southern Marbled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Marbled Skipper	Tufted Marbled Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.

Tufted Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (28 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland