Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs large painted-lady

Anarta melanopa compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gladiolus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.