vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Chordariaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Asperococcus	Acraea
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

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.