Bi-Coloured Skipper vs sacred basil

Abantis bicolor compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Abantis	Ocimum
Species	Abantis bicolor	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.