Broad-bordered Acraea vs Lorquin’s Blue

Acraea anemosa compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acraea	Cupido
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.