Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs green comet milkweed

Anarta melanopa compared with Asclepias viridiflora

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while green comet milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	green comet milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Noctuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anarta	Asclepias
Species	Anarta melanopa	Asclepias viridiflora

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

green comet milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	green comet milkweed
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.

green comet milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.