Broad-bordered Acraea vs Needle Bush

Acraea anemosa compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Proteaceae
Genus	Acraea	Hakea
Species	Acraea anemosa	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.