Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs desert amaranth

Anarta melanopa compared with Amaranthus macrocarpus

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while desert amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	desert amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anarta	Amaranthus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Amaranthus macrocarpus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

desert amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	desert amaranth
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.

desert amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.