Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Light Red Meranti

Anarta melanopa compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anarta	Shorea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.