Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Guava

Abantis bicolor compared with Psidium guajava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Guava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Abantis	Psidium
Species	Abantis bicolor	Psidium guajava

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Guava

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Guava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Guava

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (8 countries).

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.