Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Wormwood Moonshiner

Anarta melanopa compared with Amara fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Wormwood Moonshiner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Carabidae
Genus	Anarta	Amara
Species	Anarta melanopa	Amara fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Wormwood Moonshiner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Wormwood Moonshiner
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.

Wormwood Moonshiner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden