Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Northern Raphia

Anarta melanopa compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Arecales (अरैछलैस)
Family	Noctuidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anarta	Raphia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.