Acara Acraea vs Throat botfly

Acraea acara compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acara Acraea	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Oestridae
Genus	Acraea	Gasterophilus
Species	Acraea acara	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Acara Acraea and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Acara Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acara Acraea	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acara Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.