Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Graceful Spiderhead

Anarta melanopa compared with Serruria pinnata

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Graceful Spiderhead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Graceful Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Noctuidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anarta	Serruria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Serruria pinnata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Spiderhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Graceful Spiderhead
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.

Graceful Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.