Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Treasureflower

Anarta melanopa compared with Gazania linearis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Treasureflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Gazania
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gazania linearis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Treasureflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Treasureflower
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.

Treasureflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (Italy, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.