Broad-bordered Acraea vs Pitch canker

Acraea anemosa compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Acraea	Fusarium
Species	Acraea anemosa	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.