Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Hall crab apple

Anarta melanopa compared with Malus halliana

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Hall crab apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Hall crab apple
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	Malus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Malus halliana

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Hall crab apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Hall crab apple
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.

Hall crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.