Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Irish Threadwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Anarta	Telaranea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.