Broad-bordered Acraea vs Zonal geranium

Acraea anemosa compared with Pelargonium hortorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Zonal geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Acraea	Pelargonium
Species	Acraea anemosa	Pelargonium hortorum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Zonal geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Zonal geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Zonal geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.