Broad-bordered Acraea vs Spotted Thistle

Acraea anemosa compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acraea	Scolymus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Spotted Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), 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.