Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Elephant Apple

Anarta melanopa compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Dillenia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.