Broad-bordered Acraea vs Duckweed

Acraea anemosa compared with Lemna perpusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Alismatales (泽泻目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Araceae
Genus	Acraea	Lemna
Species	Acraea anemosa	Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 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.