Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Trailing indigo

Anarta melanopa compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anarta	Indigofera
Species	Anarta melanopa	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Trailing indigo
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.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, 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.