Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Field Fleawort

Anarta melanopa compared with Tephroseris integrifolia

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Field Fleawort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Field Fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Tephroseris
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tephroseris integrifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Field Fleawort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Field Fleawort
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 Fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.