Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs sheet-web spiders

Anarta melanopa compared with Erigone dentosa

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while sheet-web spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Noctuidae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Anarta	Erigone
Species	Anarta melanopa	Erigone dentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and sheet-web spiders share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	sheet-web spiders
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.

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway