Broad-bordered Acraea vs Red-knotgrass

Acraea anemosa compared with Polygonum patulum

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Acraea	Polygonum
Species	Acraea anemosa	Polygonum patulum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.