Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Hairy indigo

Abantis bicolor compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Hairy indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Abantis bicolor	Indigofera hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Hairy indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

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.