Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Leafy Gagea

Anarta melanopa compared with Gagea foliosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gagea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Leafy Gagea
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.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.