Broad-bordered Acraea vs floating crystalwort

Acraea anemosa compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acraea	Riccia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.