Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Sofala Waxberry

Anarta melanopa compared with Morella spathulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sofala Waxberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Anarta	Morella
Species	Anarta melanopa	Morella spathulata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sofala Waxberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sofala Waxberry
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.

Sofala Waxberry

Habitat

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

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.