Broad-bordered Acraea vs Smooth Stonewort

Acraea anemosa compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Characeae
Genus	Acraea	Nitella
Species	Acraea anemosa	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Smooth Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.