Acara Acraea vs Corn spurry

Acraea acara compared with Spergula arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Acara Acraea Corn spurry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Caryophyllaceae
Genus Acraea Spergula
Species Acraea acara Spergula arvensis

Conservation Status

Acara Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Acara Acraea Corn spurry
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acara Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Acara Acraea

The Acara Acraea (Acraea acara) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Corn spurry

No description available.

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