Broad-bordered Acraea vs Downy Safflower

Acraea anemosa compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acraea	Carthamus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.