Broad-bordered Acraea vs Least Stonewort

Acraea anemosa compared with Nitella confervacea

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Least Stonewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Least Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Characeae
Genus	Acraea	Nitella
Species	Acraea anemosa	Nitella confervacea

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Least Stonewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Least Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Least Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.