Broad-bordered Acraea vs Mottled Scouring-Rush

Acraea anemosa compared with Equisetum variegatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Acraea	Equisetum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Equisetum variegatum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Scouring-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mottled Scouring-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.