Broad-bordered Acraea vs Violet crabgrass

Acraea anemosa compared with Digitaria violascens

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Violet crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Violet crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acraea	Digitaria
Species	Acraea anemosa	Digitaria violascens

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Violet crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Violet crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Violet crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (7 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.