Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Prickly Yellow

Abantis bicolor compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Abantis	Zanthoxylum
Species	Abantis bicolor	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.