Broad-bordered Acraea vs Early Buttercup

Acraea anemosa compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acraea	Ranunculus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Early Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

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.