Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Anarta melanopa compared with Pollenia angustigena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Anarta	Pollenia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Pollenia angustigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
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.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.