Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Japanese Bindweed

Anarta melanopa compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Noctuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Calystegia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Japanese Bindweed
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.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.