Broad-bordered Acraea vs Western Pouncewort

Acraea anemosa compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Acraea	Lejeunea
Species	Acraea anemosa	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Western Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.