Broad-bordered Acraea vs Red melastome

Acraea anemosa compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Acraea	Melastoma
Species	Acraea anemosa	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.