Bi-Coloured Skipper vs jumbie-pineapple

Abantis bicolor compared with Tillandsia utriculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bi-Coloured Skipper jumbie-pineapple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Poales (Grasses)
Family Hesperiidae Bromeliaceae
Genus Abantis Tillandsia
Species Abantis bicolor Tillandsia utriculata

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

jumbie-pineapple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bi-Coloured Skipper jumbie-pineapple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

jumbie-pineapple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

jumbie-pineapple

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