Beardgrass vs False Dotted Border

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	False Dotted Border
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pieridae
Genus	Andropogon	Belenois
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Belenois thysa

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.