Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Texas toadflax

Anarta melanopa compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Texas toadflax
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 toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, 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.