Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Sickle spurge

Anarta melanopa compared with Euphorbia falcata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sickle spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Euphorbia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Euphorbia falcata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sickle spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sickle spurge
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.

Sickle spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.