Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Earhart’s Stopper

Anarta melanopa compared with Eugenia earhartii

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Earhart’s Stopper is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Earhart’s Stopper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Noctuidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anarta	Eugenia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Eugenia earhartii

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Earhart’s Stopper

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Earhart’s Stopper
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.

Earhart’s Stopper

Habitat

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

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.