Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Duckweed

Anarta melanopa compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Araceae
Genus	Anarta	Lemna
Species	Anarta melanopa	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Duckweed
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.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.