Broad-bordered Acraea vs Mérida Nightshade

Acraea anemosa compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Solanaceae
Genus	Acraea	Solanum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Mérida Nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in 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.