Bi-Coloured Skipper vs fat duckweed

Abantis bicolor compared with Lemna gibba

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while fat duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	fat duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Araceae
Genus	Abantis	Lemna
Species	Abantis bicolor	Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), 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.