Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Murray Plum

Anarta melanopa compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Murray Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anarta	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Anarta melanopa	Prunus murrayana

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Murray Plum
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.

Murray Plum

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.