Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Bitter Apple

Abantis bicolor compared with Solanum incanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Bitter Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Hesperiidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Abantis	Solanum
Species	Abantis bicolor	Solanum incanum

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Bitter Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Bitter Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bitter Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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.

Bitter Apple

The Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af