Broad-bordered Acraea vs Canary fly

Acraea anemosa compared with Edwardsiana crataegi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Canary fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cicadellidae
Genus	Acraea	Edwardsiana
Species	Acraea anemosa	Edwardsiana crataegi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Canary fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Canary fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Canary fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Canary fly

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Canary fly

The Canary fly (Edwardsiana crataegi) is a species in the genus Edwardsiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.