Broad-bordered Acraea vs Fringed rue

Acraea anemosa compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rutaceae
Genus	Acraea	Ruta
Species	Acraea anemosa	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.