Broad-bordered Acraea vs spurred threadwort

Acraea anemosa compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acraea	Cephaloziella
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.