Bi-Coloured Skipper vs glacier buttercup

Abantis bicolor compared with Ranunculus glacialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	glacier buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Abantis	Ranunculus
Species	Abantis bicolor	Ranunculus glacialis

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

glacier buttercup

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	glacier buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

glacier buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.