Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Gray-leaf Cherry

Anarta melanopa compared with Prunus canescens

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Gray-leaf Cherry is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Gray-leaf Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anarta	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Anarta melanopa	Prunus canescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Gray-leaf Cherry

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Gray-leaf Cherry
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.

Gray-leaf Cherry

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.