Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Silver Lime

Anarta melanopa compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Noctuidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tilia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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