Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Wingstem spurry

Anarta melanopa compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anarta	Spergula
Species	Anarta melanopa	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Wingstem spurry
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.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, and United States.

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.