Broad-bordered Acraea vs Pale Cabbage

Acraea anemosa compared with Brassica tournefortii

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Pale Cabbage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pale Cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acraea	Brassica
Species	Acraea anemosa	Brassica tournefortii

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Pale Cabbage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pale Cabbage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Pale Cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.