Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cotonéaster

Anarta melanopa compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Cotonéaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Cotonéaster
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Arthropoda (arthropodes) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (insecte) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Noctuidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Anarta Cotoneaster
Species Anarta melanopa Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Cotonéaster
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.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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.

Cotonéaster

No description available.

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