Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Princess vine

Anarta melanopa compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Noctuidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cissus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Princess vine
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.

Princess vine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, 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.