Bi-Coloured Skipper vs coral-bean

Abantis bicolor compared with Erythrina fusca

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while coral-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	coral-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hesperiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Abantis	Erythrina
Species	Abantis bicolor	Erythrina fusca

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	coral-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bi-Coloured Skipper

The Bi-Coloured Skipper (Abantis bicolor) is a species in the genus Abantis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.