Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Marsh Stitchwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Stellaria palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Marsh Stitchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anarta	Stellaria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Stellaria palustris

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Stitchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Marsh Stitchwort
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.

Marsh Stitchwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.