Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Purple Chokeberry

Anarta melanopa compared with Aronia prunifolia

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Purple Chokeberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Purple Chokeberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anarta	Aronia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Aronia prunifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Purple Chokeberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Purple Chokeberry
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.

Purple Chokeberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.