Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Ghostwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Noctuidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Anarta	Aneura
Species	Anarta melanopa	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Ghostwort
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.

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.