Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Water spangles

Abantis bicolor compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Abantis	Salvinia
Species	Abantis bicolor	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.