Broad-bordered Acraea vs Richardson’s Willow

Acraea anemosa compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Salicaceae
Genus	Acraea	Salix
Species	Acraea anemosa	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.