Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Forsythia

Anarta melanopa compared with Forsythia suspensa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Forsythia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Anarta	Forsythia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Forsythia suspensa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Forsythia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Forsythia
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.

Forsythia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.