Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Rumex

Anarta melanopa compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Rumex
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anarta	Rumex
Species	Anarta melanopa	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Rumex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Rumex
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.

Rumex

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.