Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Flag Iris

Anarta melanopa compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Flag Iris
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same Insecta (แมลง) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ) Mantodea (ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว)
Family Noctuidae Eremiaphilidae
Genus Anarta Iris
Species Anarta melanopa Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Flag Iris

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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