Broad-bordered Acraea vs Foxtail copperleaf

Acraea anemosa compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Acalypha
Species	Acraea anemosa	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Foxtail copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and 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.