Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Plain Dark-bee

Anarta melanopa compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family	Noctuidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Anarta	Stelis
Species	Anarta melanopa	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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