Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Nutmeg

Anarta melanopa compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Anarta	Myristica
Species	Anarta melanopa	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.