Black Vine Weevil vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Otiorhynchus sulcatus compared with Anarta melanopa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Vine Weevil	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Curculionidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Otiorhynchus	Anarta
Species	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Anarta melanopa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Vine Weevil and Broad-Bordered White Underwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Black Vine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Vine Weevil	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Vine Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Turkey), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Black Vine Weevil

The Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a species in the genus Otiorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm, found across Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and more.

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.