Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Anarta melanopa compared with Reseda lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Noctuidae	Resedaceae
Genus	Anarta	Reseda
Species	Anarta melanopa	Reseda lutea

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
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.

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

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