Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Downy Safflower

Abantis bicolor compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hesperiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Abantis	Carthamus
Species	Abantis bicolor	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.