Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs White Cheese Polypore

Anarta melanopa compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Noctuidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tyromyces
Species	Anarta melanopa	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.