Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Serpentine Sunflower

Anarta melanopa compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Anarta melanopa	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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

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.