Broad-bordered Acraea vs owl's-eye

Acraea anemosa compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cactaceae
Genus	Acraea	Mammillaria
Species	Acraea anemosa	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	owl's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

owl's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.