Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs pale moonwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anarta	Botrychium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.