arrowroot vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Thalia geniculata compared with Acraea anemosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Thaliacea (Salpen)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Salpidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thalia	Acraea
Species	Thalia geniculata	Acraea anemosa

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Broad-bordered Acraea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.