Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Downy Cherry

Anarta melanopa compared with Prunus tomentosa

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Downy Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anarta	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Anarta melanopa	Prunus tomentosa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Downy Cherry
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.

Downy Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.