Broad-bordered Acraea vs Shellplant

Acraea anemosa compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Zingiberales (Имбирецветные)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Acraea	Alpinia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.