Broad-bordered Acraea vs small scabious

Acraea anemosa compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	small scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Acraea	Scabiosa
Species	Acraea anemosa	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	small scabious
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.