Broad-bordered Acraea vs Purple Potato

Acraea anemosa compared with Solanum vernei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Purple Potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Solanaceae
Genus	Acraea	Solanum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Solanum vernei

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Purple Potato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Purple Potato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Purple Potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.