Broad-bordered Acraea vs scimitar-bean

Acraea anemosa compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acraea	Canavalia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.