Broad-bordered Acraea vs Shoebutton

Acraea anemosa compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Primulaceae
Genus	Acraea	Ardisia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.