Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Anarta melanopa compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Noctuidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Anarta	Sepia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Whitley’s cuttlefish
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.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.