Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Starfruit

Anarta melanopa compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Anarta	Damasonium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.