Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Corn speedwell

Anarta melanopa compared with Veronica arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Corn speedwell
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Noctuidae Plantaginaceae
Genus Anarta Veronica
Species Anarta melanopa Veronica arvensis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Corn speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Corn speedwell
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.

Corn speedwell

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Corn speedwell

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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