Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Lesser Whipwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Lesser Whipwort
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	Bazzania
Species	Anarta melanopa	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Lesser Whipwort
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 Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.