Broad-bordered Acraea vs Pennsylvania everlasting

Acraea anemosa compared with Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Pennsylvania everlasting is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pennsylvania everlasting
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acraea	Gamochaeta
Species	Acraea anemosa	Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pennsylvania everlasting
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Pennsylvania everlasting

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Israel, Nepal, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.