Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs limestone fern

Anarta melanopa compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anarta	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. 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.