Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Jointed Pricklypear

Abantis bicolor compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Jointed Pricklypear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Abantis	Opuntia
Species	Abantis bicolor	Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Jointed Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.