Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Vestal Cuckoo Bee

Anarta melanopa compared with Bombus vestalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Vestal Cuckoo Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Noctuidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anarta	Bombus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Bombus vestalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Vestal Cuckoo Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Vestal Cuckoo Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Vestal Cuckoo Bee
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.

Vestal Cuckoo Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.