Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Minute duckweed

Anarta melanopa compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Araceae
Genus	Anarta	Lemna
Species	Anarta melanopa	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden