Broad-bordered Acraea vs Firethorn leaf-miner

Acraea anemosa compared with Phyllonorycter leucographella

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Firethorn leaf-miner is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Firethorn leaf-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Acraea	Phyllonorycter
Species	Acraea anemosa	Phyllonorycter leucographella

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Firethorn leaf-miner share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Firethorn leaf-miner

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Firethorn leaf-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Firethorn leaf-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

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.