Broad-bordered Acraea vs gratiola

Acraea anemosa compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Acraea	Gratiola
Species	Acraea anemosa	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.