Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Anarta melanopa compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Noctuidae	Halictidae
Genus	Anarta	Halictus
Species	Anarta melanopa	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Confusing Furrow 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.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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