Broad-bordered Acraea vs Crested Oval Sedge

Acraea anemosa compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acraea	Carex
Species	Acraea anemosa	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.