Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Soapberry

Anarta melanopa compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Soapberry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Noctuidae Sapindaceae
Genus Anarta Sapindus
Species Anarta melanopa Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Soapberry

No description available.

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