Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Flame Nasturtium

Anarta melanopa compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tropaeolum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Flame Nasturtium
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.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.