Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs ground cholla

Anarta melanopa compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cylindropuntia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	ground cholla
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.

ground cholla

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.