Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs shining scabious

Anarta melanopa compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Noctuidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Anarta	Scabiosa
Species	Anarta melanopa	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.