Broad-bordered Acraea vs Variable flatsedge

Acraea anemosa compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acraea	Cyperus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.