mallow skipper vs Southern Marbled Skipper

Carcharodus alceae compared with Carcharodus baeticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mallow skipper	Southern Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Carcharodus	Carcharodus
Species	Carcharodus alceae	Carcharodus baeticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Southern Marbled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).

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 5 countries:

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