Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Plain Clothes

Anarta melanopa compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Noctuidae	Tineidae
Genus	Anarta	Tinea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Plain Clothes
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.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden