Bi-Coloured Skipper vs four-wing evening-primrose

Abantis bicolor compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Abantis	Oenothera
Species	Abantis bicolor	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	four-wing evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.