Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Glandular senna

Abantis bicolor compared with Senna multiglandulosa

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Glandular senna is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Glandular senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hesperiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Abantis	Senna
Species	Abantis bicolor	Senna multiglandulosa

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Glandular senna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Glandular senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Glandular senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Spain), North America (Guatemala, United States), 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.