Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs soft needleleaf

Anarta melanopa compared with Polycnemum arvense

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while soft needleleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	soft needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anarta	Polycnemum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Polycnemum arvense

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

soft needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	soft needleleaf
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.

soft needleleaf

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.