Broad-bordered Acraea vs Wandflower

Acraea anemosa compared with Sparaxis tricolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Wandflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Iridaceae
Genus	Acraea	Sparaxis
Species	Acraea anemosa	Sparaxis tricolor

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Wandflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Wandflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Wandflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

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.