Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs True indigo

Anarta melanopa compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	True 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 tinctoria

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	True 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.

True indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), 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.