Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs dooryard sowbug

Anarta melanopa compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	dooryard sowbug
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	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Malacostraca (软甲纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Isopoda (等足目)
Family	Noctuidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anarta	Porcellio
Species	Anarta melanopa	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (节肢动物门)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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