Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs

Anarta melanopa compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Noctuidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Anarta	Stephanoeca
Species	Anarta melanopa	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden