Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cuckoo-Bread

Anarta melanopa compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Noctuidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Anarta	Oxalis
Species	Anarta melanopa	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cuckoo-Bread
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.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.