Broad-bordered Acraea vs False Dragonhead

Acraea anemosa compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Physostegia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.