Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Narrow swordfern

Abantis bicolor compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Abantis	Nephrolepis
Species	Abantis bicolor	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.