Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Texas Ash

Anarta melanopa compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Anarta	Fraxinus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Texas Ash
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.

Texas Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.