Broad-bordered Acraea vs cape-jasmine

Acraea anemosa compared with Gardenia jasminoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	cape-jasmine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Gardenia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Gardenia jasminoides

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

cape-jasmine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	cape-jasmine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

cape-jasmine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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-jasmine

The Cape-jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) is a species in the genus Gardenia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.