Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Spanish Iris

Anarta melanopa compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Noctuidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anarta	Iris
Species	Anarta melanopa	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Spanish Iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Spanish Iris
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 Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.