Bordered Apamea Moth vs Water yam

Apamea sordens compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Bordered Apamea Moth is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Apamea Moth	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apamea	Dioscorea
Species	Apamea sordens	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Bordered Apamea Moth

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Apamea Moth	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bordered Apamea Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Bordered Apamea Moth

The Bordered Apamea Moth (Apamea sordens) is a species in the genus Apamea. 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States