Broad-bordered Acraea vs Sour Prickle

Acraea anemosa compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cactaceae
Genus	Acraea	Opuntia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.