Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Red flour beetle

Anarta melanopa compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Anarta	Tribolium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Red flour beetle
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 flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden