Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Melancholy Thistle

Anarta melanopa compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Cirsium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.