Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Shoebutton

Anarta melanopa compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ardisia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.