Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Floating Heart

Abantis bicolor compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Floating Heart
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)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Hesperiidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Abantis	Nymphoides
Species	Abantis bicolor	Nymphoides peltata

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Floating Heart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered 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.