Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Redbox

Anarta melanopa compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Noctuidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anarta	Eucalyptus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Redbox
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.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.