Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Abantis bicolor compared with Opuntia curassavica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Abantis	Opuntia
Species	Abantis bicolor	Opuntia curassavica

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.