Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Delicate Horsetail

Anarta melanopa compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Noctuidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Anarta	Equisetum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Delicate Horsetail
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.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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