Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Winter heliotrope

Anarta melanopa compared with Petasites pyrenaicus

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Winter heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Winter heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Petasites
Species	Anarta melanopa	Petasites pyrenaicus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Winter heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Winter heliotrope
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.

Winter heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.