Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Confusing Trillium

Anarta melanopa compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Trillium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Confusing Trillium
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.

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.