Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Root-headed Centaury

Anarta melanopa compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Centaurea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.