Broad-bordered Acraea vs Southern Damselfly

Acraea anemosa compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acraea	Coenagrion
Species	Acraea anemosa	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.