Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Lesser Featherwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Lesser Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Anarta	Plagiochila
Species	Anarta melanopa	Plagiochila porelloides

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Lesser Featherwort
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.

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.