Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Prickly fanpetals

Anarta melanopa compared with Sida spinosa

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Prickly fanpetals is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Prickly fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Noctuidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anarta	Sida
Species	Anarta melanopa	Sida spinosa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Prickly fanpetals
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.

Prickly fanpetals

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (5 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden