Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Garden Thyme

Anarta melanopa compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Garden Thyme
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.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.