Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Ferny Azolla

Abantis bicolor compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Abantis	Azolla
Species	Abantis bicolor	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.