Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Butternut

Anarta melanopa compared with Juglans cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Butternut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Anarta	Juglans
Species	Anarta melanopa	Juglans cinerea

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Butternut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Butternut
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.

Butternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Butternut

The Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a species in the genus Juglans. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden