Broad-bordered Acraea vs prairie cup grass

Acraea anemosa compared with Eriochloa contracta

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while prairie cup grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	prairie cup grass
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acraea	Eriochloa
Species	Acraea anemosa	Eriochloa contracta

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

prairie cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	prairie cup grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

prairie cup grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.