Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Anarta melanopa compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Noctuidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anarta	Serruria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
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.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

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.