Broad-bordered Acraea vs Calingale

Acraea anemosa compared with Cyperus odoratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Calingale
Kingdom Animalia (động vật) Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (côn trùng) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy) Poales (bộ Hòa thảo)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Cyperaceae
Genus Acraea Cyperus
Species Acraea anemosa Cyperus odoratus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Calingale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Calingale
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Calingale

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (Italy, Romania), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (4 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.

Calingale

The Calingale (Cyperus odoratus) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

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