Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Field Damsel Bug

Anarta melanopa compared with Nabis ferus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Field Damsel Bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Nabidae
Genus	Anarta	Nabis
Species	Anarta melanopa	Nabis ferus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Field Damsel Bug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Field Damsel Bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Field Damsel Bug
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.

Field Damsel Bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.