Broad-bordered Acraea vs Prickly Yellow

Acraea anemosa compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rutaceae
Genus	Acraea	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.