Broad-bordered Acraea vs Indian-nut

Acraea anemosa compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Arecaceae
Genus	Acraea	Areca
Species	Acraea anemosa	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.