Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Red Alder

Anarta melanopa compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Alnus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Red Alder
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.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.