Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Fire Birch

Anarta melanopa compared with Betula populifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Fire Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Betula
Species	Anarta melanopa	Betula populifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Fire Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Fire Birch
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.

Fire Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, United Kingdom, 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.