Broad-bordered Acraea vs Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Acraea anemosa compared with Sagittaria latifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Alismataceae
Genus	Acraea	Sagittaria
Species	Acraea anemosa	Sagittaria latifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

The Broad-Leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia)..