Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Anarta melanopa compared with Sagittaria latifolia

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Noctuidae Alismataceae
Genus Anarta Sagittaria
Species Anarta melanopa Sagittaria latifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

The Broad-Leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia)..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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