Broad-bordered Acraea vs Thread Weed

Acraea anemosa compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Acraea	Ulva
Species	Acraea anemosa	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Thread Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.