Broad-bordered Acraea vs Lesser Whipwort

Acraea anemosa compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Lesser Whipwort
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)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Acraea	Bazzania
Species	Acraea anemosa	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.