Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Spanish cherry

Anarta melanopa compared with Mimusops elengi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Spanish cherry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Noctuidae Sapotaceae
Genus Anarta Mimusops
Species Anarta melanopa Mimusops elengi

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Spanish cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Spanish cherry
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.

Spanish cherry

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Spanish cherry

No description available.

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