Broad-bordered Acraea vs Northern Raphia

Acraea anemosa compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Arecaceae
Genus	Acraea	Raphia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Northern Raphia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.