Broad-bordered Acraea vs Leafhopper

Acraea anemosa compared with Kybos populi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Leafhopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cicadellidae
Genus	Acraea	Kybos
Species	Acraea anemosa	Kybos populi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Leafhopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Leafhopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Leafhopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Leafhopper

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (United States).

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.