Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Jumping cholla

Anarta melanopa compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Jumping 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 fulgida

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Jumping 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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.