Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Devil's horsewhip

Anarta melanopa compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Devil's horsewhip
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 Achyranthes
Species Anarta melanopa Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Devil's horsewhip
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.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.

Devil's horsewhip

No description available.

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