Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Floating Fern

Anarta melanopa compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Salvinia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.