Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Prickly Heath

Anarta melanopa compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gaultheria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.