Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs white mugwort

Anarta melanopa compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	white mugwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Artemisia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	white mugwort
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 mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.