Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Downy Safflower

Anarta melanopa compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Carthamus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Downy Safflower
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 Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.