Broad-bordered Acraea vs Wormseed

Acraea anemosa compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acraea	Dysphania
Species	Acraea anemosa	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.