Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Wavyleaf mullein

Anarta melanopa compared with Verbascum sinuatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Wavyleaf mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Verbascum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Verbascum sinuatum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Wavyleaf mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Wavyleaf mullein
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.

Wavyleaf mullein

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.