Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Dark Mottled Willow

Anarta melanopa compared with Spodoptera cilium

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Dark Mottled Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Dark Mottled Willow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anarta	Spodoptera
Species	Anarta melanopa	Spodoptera cilium

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Dark Mottled Willow share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dark Mottled Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Dark Mottled Willow
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 Mottled Willow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (Denmark, Germany, Portugal).

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.