Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Mexican Hickory

Anarta melanopa compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Anarta	Carya
Species	Anarta melanopa	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

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

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.