Broad-bordered Acraea vs Mariposa Monarca

Acraea anemosa compared with Danaus plexippus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Mariposa Monarca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acraea	Danaus (Milkweed Butterflies)
Species	Acraea anemosa	Danaus plexippus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Mariposa Monarca share a common ancestor at the Family level: Nymphalidae. (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Mariposa Monarca

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Mariposa Monarca
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	5 cm
Average Weight	—	0 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mariposa Monarca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, 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.

Mariposa Monarca

Uno de los insectos migratorios mas notables del mundo, las mariposas monarca realizan migraciones de ida y vuelta de varias generaciones de hasta 4.800 km entre las areas de cria en el norte de America del Norte y los sitios de hibernacion en los bosques de montana de Mexico. Sus brillantes alas naranja y negro advierten a los depredadores de su toxicidad, derivada de las plantas de algodonillo que consumen como orugas. Amenazada, las poblaciones invernantes han disminuido mas del 80% desde la decada de 1990 debido a la perdida del habitat del algodonillo, los pesticidas y el cambio climatico.