black-calabash vs Paradise Skipper

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Abantis paradisea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Paradise Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Abantis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Abantis paradisea

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Paradise Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Paradise Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Paradise Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.