Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Noctuidae
Genus Alkanna Anarta
Species Alkanna maleolens Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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