Broad-bordered Acraea vs Wax flower

Acraea anemosa compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acraea	Hoya
Species	Acraea anemosa	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Wax flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, 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.