vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Chromista (أسناخ صبغية)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (طحالب داكنة)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Phaeophyceae (طحالب بنية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Chordariaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Anarta
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.