Broad-bordered Acraea vs slender mealybug

Acraea anemosa compared with Atrococcus cracens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	slender mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Acraea	Atrococcus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Atrococcus cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and slender mealybug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

slender mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	slender mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

slender mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.