Broad-bordered Acraea vs Cotonéaster

Acraea anemosa compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acraea	Cotoneaster
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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.