Broad-bordered Acraea vs Roostertree

Acraea anemosa compared with Calotropis procera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Roostertree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acraea	Calotropis
Species	Acraea anemosa	Calotropis procera

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Roostertree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Roostertree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Roostertree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Samoa), and South America (7 countries).

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.