Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Mountain Hemlock

Anarta melanopa compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Mountain Hemlock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Anarta	Tsuga
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tsuga mertensiana

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mountain Hemlock
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.

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, 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.