Broad-bordered Acraea vs Green Dock Beetle

Acraea anemosa compared with Gastrophysa viridula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Green Dock Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acraea	Gastrophysa
Species	Acraea anemosa	Gastrophysa viridula

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Green Dock Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Green Dock Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Green Dock Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Green Dock Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.