Broad-bordered Acraea vs Field Chickweed

Acraea anemosa compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Field Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Field Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Acraea	Cerastium
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Field Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Field Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, 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.