Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Robust Bracket

Anarta melanopa compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Hymenochaetales (锈革孔菌目)
Family	Noctuidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Anarta	Fomitiporia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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