Broad-bordered Acraea vs Orange Cup

Acraea anemosa compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Acraea	Melastiza
Species	Acraea anemosa	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.