Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Mexican vanilla

Anarta melanopa compared with Vanilla mexicana

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Mexican vanilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mexican vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Anarta	Vanilla
Species	Anarta melanopa	Vanilla mexicana

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mexican vanilla
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 vanilla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, 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.