Broad-bordered Acraea vs Shelled Slug

Acraea anemosa compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Testacellidae
Genus	Acraea	Testacella
Species	Acraea anemosa	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Shelled Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Shelled Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.