Broad-bordered Acraea vs

Acraea anemosa compared with Frustulia rhomboides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Insecta (Insects) Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Amphipleuraceae
Genus Acraea Frustulia
Species Acraea anemosa Frustulia rhomboides

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.

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