Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Shellplant

Anarta melanopa compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Noctuidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anarta	Alpinia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Shellplant
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.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.