Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs broadleaf milkweed

Anarta melanopa compared with Asclepias latifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while broadleaf milkweed is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	broadleaf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Noctuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anarta	Asclepias
Species	Anarta melanopa	Asclepias latifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	broadleaf milkweed
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.

broadleaf milkweed

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.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.