Broad-bordered Acraea vs Herb Robert

Acraea anemosa compared with Geranium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Herb Robert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Acraea	Geranium
Species	Acraea anemosa	Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Herb Robert
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.