Broad-bordered Acraea vs iron-grass

Acraea anemosa compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Spermacoce
Species	Acraea anemosa	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.