Broad-bordered Acraea vs Sawtooth Sunflower

Acraea anemosa compared with Helianthus grosseserratus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sawtooth Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acraea	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Acraea anemosa	Helianthus grosseserratus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Sawtooth Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sawtooth Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sawtooth Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, and 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.