Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Pissenlit

Anarta melanopa compared with Taraxacum dunense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Pissenlit
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Taraxacum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Taraxacum dunense

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pissenlit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Pissenlit
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.

Pissenlit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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