Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs prairie spiderwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Noctuidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tradescantia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	prairie spiderwort
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 spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.