Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Cutleaf geranium

Anarta melanopa compared with Geranium dissectum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Cutleaf geranium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cutleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Geraniales (フウロソウ目)
Family	Noctuidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Geranium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Geranium dissectum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Cutleaf geranium
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.

Cutleaf geranium

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, South Korea), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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