Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs northern dead-nettle

Anarta melanopa compared with Lamium confertum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	northern dead-nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Lamium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Lamium confertum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

northern dead-nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	northern dead-nettle
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.

northern dead-nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.