Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs White Star Apple

Anarta melanopa compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gambeya
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.