arrow worm vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Parasagitta elegans compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sagittidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Parasagitta	Acraea
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Acraea anemosa

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow worm and Broad-bordered Acraea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.