Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Fern Palm

Anarta melanopa compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Fern Palm
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family Noctuidae Cycadaceae
Genus Anarta Cycas
Species Anarta melanopa Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Fern 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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Fern Palm

No description available.

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