Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Elephant Palm

Anarta melanopa compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Noctuidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anarta	Borassus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Elephant Palm
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 Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.