Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Horsetail

Anarta melanopa compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Noctuidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Anarta	Equisetum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.