Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Brown Widow

Anarta melanopa compared with Latrodectus geometricus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Brown Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Noctuidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Anarta	Latrodectus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Latrodectus geometricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Brown Widow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Brown Widow
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.

Brown Widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

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.

Brown Widow

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is a species in the genus Latrodectus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across africa (south africa), asia (japan), europe (7 countries), north america (united states), and south america (colombia, ecuador, peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden