Broad-bordered Acraea vs Sooty Orange Tip

Acraea anemosa compared with Zegris eupheme

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Sooty Orange Tip is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sooty Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pieridae
Genus	Acraea	Zegris
Species	Acraea anemosa	Zegris eupheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Sooty Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Orange Tip

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sooty Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sooty Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Russia, Spain, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.