Beach moonflower vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Ipomoea violacea compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ipomoea	Acraea
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.