Broad-bordered Acraea vs Glaucous Aster

Acraea anemosa compared with Symphyotrichum laeve

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Glaucous Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acraea	Symphyotrichum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Symphyotrichum laeve

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Glaucous Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Glaucous Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.