Broad-bordered Acraea vs Common Blue Damselfly

Acraea anemosa compared with Enallagma cyathigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Common Blue Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acraea	Enallagma
Species	Acraea anemosa	Enallagma cyathigerum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Common Blue Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Common Blue Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Common Blue Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.