Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Garden tomato

Abantis bicolor compared with Solanum lycopersicum

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Garden tomato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Garden tomato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Abantis	Solanum
Species	Abantis bicolor	Solanum lycopersicum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Garden tomato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Garden tomato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Garden tomato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), 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.