Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs prairie phlox

Anarta melanopa compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Phlox
Species	Anarta melanopa	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	prairie phlox
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.

prairie phlox

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.