Broad-bordered Acraea vs five-leaf crotalaria

Acraea anemosa compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea five-leaf crotalaria
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 Crotalaria
Species Acraea anemosa Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea five-leaf crotalaria
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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