Broad-bordered Acraea vs Delicate Horsetail

Acraea anemosa compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Acraea	Equisetum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.