Broad-bordered Acraea vs Nose botfly

Acraea anemosa compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Oestridae
Genus	Acraea	Gasterophilus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.