Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Field garlic

Anarta melanopa compared with Allium oleraceum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Field garlic is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Field garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Asparagales (هليونيات)
Family	Noctuidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anarta	Allium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Allium oleraceum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Field garlic

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Field garlic
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.

Field garlic

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden