Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs girdled snail

Anarta melanopa compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Noctuidae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Anarta	Hygromia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	girdled snail
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.

girdled snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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