Broad-bordered Acraea vs Thatching grass

Acraea anemosa compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acraea	Hyparrhenia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.