Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Indian-plum

Anarta melanopa compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anarta	Flacourtia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Indian-plum
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-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.