Broad-bordered Acraea vs Grassland Dandelion

Acraea anemosa compared with Taraxacum dilatatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Grassland Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Taraxacum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Grassland Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.

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.