Broad-bordered Acraea vs Cape bugloss

Acraea anemosa compared with Anchusa capensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Cape bugloss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Acraea	Anchusa
Species	Acraea anemosa	Anchusa capensis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Cape bugloss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Cape bugloss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cape bugloss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Namibia), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), North America (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.

Cape bugloss

The Cape bugloss (Anchusa capensis) is a species in the genus Anchusa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.