Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs scimitar-bean

Anarta melanopa compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anarta	Canavalia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.