Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Downy Ground-Cherry

Anarta melanopa compared with Physalis pubescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Downy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Noctuidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Anarta	Physalis
Species	Anarta melanopa	Physalis pubescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Downy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Downy Ground-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 Ground-Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (China, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.