Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Red Leskea

Anarta melanopa compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Noctuidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Anarta	Orthothecium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Red Leskea
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 Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.