Broad-bordered Acraea vs Pinwheelflower

Acraea anemosa compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acraea	Tabernaemontana
Species	Acraea anemosa	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pinwheelflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.