Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Shining geranium

Anarta melanopa compared with Geranium lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Shining geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Geranium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Geranium lucidum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Shining geranium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Shining geranium
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.

Shining geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.