Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Love Apple

Anarta melanopa compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Paris
Species	Anarta melanopa	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.