Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs green heather

Anarta melanopa compared with Erica scoparia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	green heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anarta	Erica
Species	Anarta melanopa	Erica scoparia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

green heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	green heather
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 heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Netherlands.

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.