Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Moth Mullein

Anarta melanopa compared with Verbascum blattaria

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Moth Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Moth Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Verbascum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Verbascum blattaria

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Moth Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Moth Mullein
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.

Moth Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). 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.