Broad-bordered Acraea vs Spanish Iris

Acraea anemosa compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acraea	Iris
Species	Acraea anemosa	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Spanish Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.