Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Sour Prickle

Anarta melanopa compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anarta	Opuntia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sour Prickle
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.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.