Broad-bordered Acraea vs Dahlia

Acraea anemosa compared with Dahlia pinnata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Dahlia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acraea	Dahlia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Dahlia pinnata

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Dahlia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dahlia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Mongolia, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and South America (5 countries).

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.