Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs field slug

Anarta melanopa compared with Deroceras agreste

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Noctuidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Anarta	Deroceras
Species	Anarta melanopa	Deroceras agreste

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	field slug
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 slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden