Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs false pepperwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing false pepperwort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Noctuidae Marsileaceae
Genus Anarta Marsilea
Species Anarta melanopa Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.

false pepperwort

No description available.

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