Broad-bordered Acraea vs deadly nightshade

Acraea anemosa compared with Atropa belladonna

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while deadly nightshade is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	deadly nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Solanaceae
Genus	Acraea	Atropa
Species	Acraea anemosa	Atropa belladonna

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	deadly nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.