Broad-bordered Acraea vs Elegant Tern

Acraea anemosa compared with Thalasseus elegans

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Elegant Tern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Elegant Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Laridae
Genus	Acraea	Thalasseus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Thalasseus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Elegant Tern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Elegant Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Elegant Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. 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.