Broad-bordered Acraea vs spiral ginger

Acraea anemosa compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Costaceae
Genus	Acraea	Costus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

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.