Broad-bordered Acraea vs Elephant grass

Acraea anemosa compared with Cenchrus purpureus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Elephant grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acraea	Cenchrus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cenchrus purpureus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Elephant grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Elephant grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Elephant grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.