Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Early Blight

Anarta melanopa compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Anarta	Alternaria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Early Blight
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.

Early Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.