Broad-bordered Acraea vs Fleeceflower

Acraea anemosa compared with Reynoutria japonica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Fleeceflower
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Acraea	Reynoutria
Species	Acraea anemosa	Reynoutria japonica

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Fleeceflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fleeceflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.