Broad-bordered Acraea vs Winged false buttonweed

Acraea anemosa compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Winged false buttonweed
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)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Spermacoce
Species	Acraea anemosa	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.