Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Early Buttercup

Anarta melanopa compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ranunculus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Early Buttercup
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.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.