Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Tickclover

Abantis bicolor compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hesperiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Abantis	Desmodium
Species	Abantis bicolor	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), 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.