Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cook's Holly

Anarta melanopa compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Cook's Holly
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family Noctuidae Aquifoliaceae
Genus Anarta Ilex
Species Anarta melanopa Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Cook's Holly
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.

Cook's Holly

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.

Cook's Holly

No description available.

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