Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Besen-Beifuß

Anarta melanopa compared with Artemisia scoparia

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Besen-Beifuß is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Besen-Beifuß
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Artemisia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Artemisia scoparia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Besen-Beifuß

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Besen-Beifuß
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.

Besen-Beifuß

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Tajikistan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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