Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Nesselseide

Anarta melanopa compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Nesselseide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Noctuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cuscuta
Species	Anarta melanopa	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Nesselseide

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Nesselseide
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.

Nesselseide

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.