Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cherry-eye Sprite

Anarta melanopa compared with Pseudagrion sublacteum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Cherry-eye Sprite
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Noctuidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Anarta Pseudagrion
Species Anarta melanopa Pseudagrion sublacteum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Cherry-eye Sprite share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cherry-eye Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Cherry-eye Sprite
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.

Cherry-eye Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Cherry-eye Sprite

The Cherry-eye Sprite (Pseudagrion sublacteum) is a species in the genus Pseudagrion. 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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