Baby’s Tears vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Acraea anemosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baby’s Tears Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Linderniaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Lindernia Acraea
Species Lindernia rotundifolia Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baby’s Tears Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.

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