Abbot is noted for making, in 1798, the first capture in England of Papilio paniscus, the chequered skipper. His writings include the manuscript "Catalogus plantarum" (May 1795); a list of 956 plants of Bedfordshire;, and a later book on the same subject, Flora Bedfordiensis (November 1798).
Abbot is renowned for capturing the first Papilio paniscus, the checkered skipper, in England in 1798. His writings include a manuscript called "Catalogus plantarum" (May 1795), a list of 956 plants from Bedfordshire, and a later book on the same subject, Flora Bedfordiensis (November 1798).