Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Abantis bicolor compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Abantis	Hypericum
Species	Abantis bicolor	Hypericum humifusum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Trailing St. Johnswort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.