Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Limestone Violet

Anarta melanopa compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Violaceae
Genus	Anarta	Viola
Species	Anarta melanopa	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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

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.