Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Succulent spiderwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Tradescantia crassula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Succulent spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Noctuidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tradescantia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tradescantia crassula

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Succulent spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Succulent spiderwort
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.

Succulent spiderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

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.