Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs speckled rustwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anarta	Marsupella
Species	Anarta melanopa	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.