Bi-Coloured Skipper vs hooked-pepperwort

Abantis bicolor compared with Marsilea vestita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Salviniales (생이가래목)
Family	Hesperiidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Abantis	Marsilea
Species	Abantis bicolor	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.