Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs C-Falter

Anarta melanopa compared with Polygonia c-album

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	C-Falter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Noctuidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anarta	Polygonia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Polygonia c-album

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and C-Falter share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Schmetterlinge)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

C-Falter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	C-Falter
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.

C-Falter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

C-Falter

comma (Polygonia c-album) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden