Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Forest Bead-string

Anarta melanopa compared with Alchornea hirtella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Alchornea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Forest Bead-string
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.

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.