Broad-bordered Acraea vs Fishpoison

Acraea anemosa compared with Tephrosia purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Fishpoison
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acraea	Tephrosia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Tephrosia purpurea

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Fishpoison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fishpoison

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), 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.