Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Indian hedgemustard

Anarta melanopa compared with Sisymbrium orientale

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Indian hedgemustard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Indian hedgemustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Noctuidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anarta	Sisymbrium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Sisymbrium orientale

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Indian hedgemustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Indian hedgemustard
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.

Indian hedgemustard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru).

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.