Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Goa-bean

Anarta melanopa compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.