Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Dark-Eyed Junco

Anarta melanopa compared with Junco hyemalis

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Dark-Eyed Junco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Noctuidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Anarta	Junco
Species	Anarta melanopa	Junco hyemalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Dark-Eyed Junco share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Dark-Eyed Junco
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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden