Broad-bordered Acraea vs spitting spiders

Acraea anemosa compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	spitting spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Scytodidae
Genus	Acraea	Scytodes
Species	Acraea anemosa	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and spitting spiders share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

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.