Black-Widow vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Geranium phaeum compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

• Black-Widow is Not Evaluated while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Widow	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Geraniaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Geranium	Anarta
Species	Geranium phaeum	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Widow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Black-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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