Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs milky draba

Anarta melanopa compared with Draba lactea

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while milky draba is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	milky draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Noctuidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anarta	Draba
Species	Anarta melanopa	Draba lactea

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

milky draba

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	milky draba
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.

milky draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.