Broad-bordered Acraea vs Shining Pot Beetle

Acraea anemosa compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Shining Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acraea	Cryptocephalus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Shining Pot Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Shining Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.