Broad-bordered Acraea vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Acraea anemosa compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Onagraceae
Genus Acraea Ludwigia
Species Acraea anemosa Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

No description available.

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