Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Centaury

Anarta melanopa compared with Cirsium eliasianum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Cirsium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Cirsium eliasianum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Centaury
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.

Centaury

Habitat

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.