Bi-Coloured Skipper vs utile

Abantis bicolor compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.