Marbled Skipper vs Southern Marbled Skipper

Carcharodus lavatherae compared with Carcharodus baeticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Skipper	Southern Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Carcharodus	Carcharodus
Species	Carcharodus lavatherae	Carcharodus baeticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Marbled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Southern Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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