Broad-bordered Acraea vs casca-de-ferro

Acraea anemosa compared with Eucalyptus paniculata

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while casca-de-ferro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	casca-de-ferro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Acraea	Eucalyptus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Eucalyptus paniculata

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

casca-de-ferro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	casca-de-ferro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

casca-de-ferro

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.