Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs tree cotton

Anarta melanopa compared with Gossypium arboreum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	tree cotton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Noctuidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gossypium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gossypium arboreum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

tree cotton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	tree cotton
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.

tree cotton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Libya), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Spain), and South America (Colombia).

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.