bastard copperleaf vs Garden Acraea

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Acraea horta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Garden Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acalypha	Acraea
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Acraea horta

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Garden Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Garden Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Garden Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.