Broad-bordered Acraea vs Sapele

Acraea anemosa compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Meliaceae
Genus	Acraea	Entandrophragma
Species	Acraea anemosa	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.