Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Kritzel-Kreischeule

Anarta melanopa compared with Megascops centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Kritzel-Kreischeule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Strigiformes (Eulen)
Family	Noctuidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Anarta	Megascops
Species	Anarta melanopa	Megascops centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Kritzel-Kreischeule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Kritzel-Kreischeule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Kritzel-Kreischeule
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.

Kritzel-Kreischeule

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.

Kritzel-Kreischeule

The Choco Screech-Owl (Megascops centralis) is a small, cryptically patterned owl in the family Strigidae, found in the humid lowland and foothill forests of the Chocó region of northwestern Colombia and extending into adjacent areas of Central America. Screech-owls of the genus Megascops are characterised by their small to medium size, prominent ear tufts, complex camouflage plumage imitating tree bark, and vocalisations consisting of mellow trilling or whinnying calls quite different from the piercing screech suggested by their common name. The Choco Screech-Owl inhabits the forest interior and edge from sea level to around 1,500 metres elevation, where it hunts nocturnally for large insects, small lizards, frogs, and occasionally small birds. During the day it roosts upright against a tree trunk or in dense foliage, where its mottled grey, brown, and black plumage renders it nearly invisible. Nesting occurs in natural tree cavities. The IUCN classifies this species as Least Concern, with a sufficient range across the Colombian Chocó and Central America. However, the ongoing loss of lowland tropical forest in this region — one of the wettest on Earth — remains a background threat to this and the many other Chocó endemics that depend on intact forest.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway