Broad-bordered Acraea vs Burvine

Acraea anemosa compared with Verbena urticifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Burvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Acraea	Verbena
Species	Acraea anemosa	Verbena urticifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Burvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Burvine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Burvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Burvine

The Burvine (Verbena urticifolia) is a species in the genus Verbena. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.