Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cornflag

Anarta melanopa compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gladiolus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden