Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs White tephrosia

Anarta melanopa compared with Tephrosia candida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing White tephrosia
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 Tephrosia
Species Anarta melanopa Tephrosia candida

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White tephrosia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing White tephrosia
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 tephrosia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

White tephrosia

No description available.

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