blue mud-plantain vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Heteranthera limosa compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• blue mud-plantain is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue mud-plantain	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Heteranthera	Acraea
Species	Heteranthera limosa	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

blue mud-plantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue mud-plantain	Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue mud-plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

blue mud-plantain

The Blue Mud Plantain (Heteranthera limosa) is a species in the genus Heteranthera. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.