Broad-bordered Acraea vs Papyrus

Acraea anemosa compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Papyrus
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Poales (Grasses)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Cyperaceae
Genus Acraea Cyperus
Species Acraea anemosa Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Papyrus
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Papyrus

No description available.

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