Broad-bordered Acraea vs Hairy indigo

Acraea anemosa compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Hairy indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acraea	Indigofera
Species	Acraea anemosa	Indigofera hirsuta

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Hairy indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

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.