Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs dead-rat-tree

Anarta melanopa compared with Adansonia digitata

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while dead-rat-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	dead-rat-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Noctuidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anarta	Adansonia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Adansonia digitata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

dead-rat-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	dead-rat-tree
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.

dead-rat-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.