Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Transparent tunicate

Anarta melanopa compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Noctuidae	Cionidae
Genus	Anarta	Ciona
Species	Anarta melanopa	Ciona savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Transparent tunicate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.