Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Anarta melanopa compared with Polydrusus formosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Anarta	Polydrusus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Polydrusus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
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.

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden