Broad-bordered Acraea vs Nettleleaf velvetberry

Acraea anemosa compared with Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Nettleleaf velvetberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Nettleleaf velvetberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Acraea	Stachytarpheta
Species	Acraea anemosa	Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Nettleleaf velvetberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Nettleleaf velvetberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.