Black-Widow vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Geranium phaeum compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• Black-Widow is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Widow	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Geraniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Geranium	Acraea
Species	Geranium phaeum	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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.