Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Chinese-sassafras

Anarta melanopa compared with Cinnamomum micranthum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Chinese-sassafras
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Laurales (Laurales)
Family Noctuidae Lauraceae
Genus Anarta Cinnamomum
Species Anarta melanopa Cinnamomum micranthum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Chinese-sassafras

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Chinese-sassafras
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.

Chinese-sassafras

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinese-sassafras

The Chinese-sassafras (Cinnamomum micranthum) is a species in the genus Cinnamomum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.

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