Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Gambia-pea

Anarta melanopa compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anarta	Crotalaria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Gambia-pea
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.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.