Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Firetree

Anarta melanopa compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Anarta	Morella
Species	Anarta melanopa	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Firetree
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.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.