Broad-bordered Acraea vs Starfruit

Acraea anemosa compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Alismataceae
Genus	Acraea	Damasonium
Species	Acraea anemosa	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.