Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Katung Fa

Abantis bicolor compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Hesperiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Abantis	Alstonia
Species	Abantis bicolor	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.