Broad-bordered Acraea vs Cape cheesewood

Acraea anemosa compared with Pittosporum viridiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Cape cheesewood
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Apiales (Apiales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Pittosporaceae
Genus Acraea Pittosporum
Species Acraea anemosa Pittosporum viridiflorum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Cape cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Cape cheesewood
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cape cheesewood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, India, Jamaica, and United States.

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 cheesewood

The Cape cheesewood (Pittosporum viridiflorum) is a species in the genus Pittosporum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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