Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Purple Mullein

Anarta melanopa compared with Verbascum phoeniceum

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Purple Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Purple Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Verbascum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Verbascum phoeniceum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Purple Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Purple Mullein
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.

Purple Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.