Broad-bordered Acraea vs broom weed

Acraea anemosa compared with Sida ulmifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while broom weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	broom weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Malvaceae
Genus	Acraea	Sida
Species	Acraea anemosa	Sida ulmifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

broom weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	broom weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

broom weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Seychelles.

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.

broom weed

The Broom Weed (Sida ulmifolia) is a species in the genus Sida. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Seychelles.