Broad-bordered Acraea vs Sooty Shield

Acraea anemosa compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Acraea	Pluteus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.