Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Pineland False Buttonweed

Anarta melanopa compared with Spermacoce tetraquetra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Pineland False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Noctuidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Spermacoce
Species	Anarta melanopa	Spermacoce tetraquetra

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Pineland False Buttonweed
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.

Pineland False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.