Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Great Crestwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Anarta	Lophocolea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.