Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Southern Bracket

Anarta melanopa compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Noctuidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ganoderma
Species	Anarta melanopa	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.