Broad-bordered Acraea vs Plain Dark-bee

Acraea anemosa compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Megachilidae
Genus	Acraea	Stelis
Species	Acraea anemosa	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.