Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs

Anarta melanopa compared with Sphingobium scionense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Insecta (Insects) Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family Noctuidae Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Anarta Sphingobium
Species Anarta melanopa Sphingobium scionense

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobium scionense is a Gram-negative, aerobic rod first isolated in the Scion research environment in New Zealand. It inhabits forest soils and plant-associated substrates of Oceania. This chemoheterotroph degrades complex aromatic and aliphatic organic compounds in temperate forest soil environments.

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