Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Scottish false asphodel

Anarta melanopa compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tofieldia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Scottish false asphodel
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.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.