Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Orange cestrum

Abantis bicolor compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Orange cestrum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Orange cestrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Abantis	Cestrum
Species	Abantis bicolor	Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Orange cestrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Orange cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.