Bi-Coloured Skipper vs The Painted Maple

Abantis bicolor compared with Acer pictum

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while The Painted Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	The Painted Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Abantis	Acer
Species	Abantis bicolor	Acer pictum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

The Painted Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	The Painted Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

The Painted Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.