Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Gunpowder tree

Abantis bicolor compared with Melochia umbellata

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Gunpowder tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Abantis	Melochia
Species	Abantis bicolor	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.