Broad-bordered Acraea vs Killarney Featherwort

Acraea anemosa compared with Plagiochila bifaria

Key Differences

  • Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Killarney Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Killarney Featherwort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Insecta (Insects) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Plagiochilaceae
Genus Acraea Plagiochila
Species Acraea anemosa Plagiochila bifaria

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Killarney Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Killarney Featherwort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Killarney Featherwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Killarney Featherwort

No description available.

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