Broad-bordered Acraea vs Fireweed

Acraea anemosa compared with Chamaenerion angustifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Fireweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Onagraceae
Genus	Acraea	Chamaenerion
Species	Acraea anemosa	Chamaenerion angustifolium

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Fireweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Fireweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fireweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.