Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Button Sedge

Anarta melanopa compared with Carex bullata

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Button Sedge is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Button Sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Poales (Grasses)
Family Noctuidae Cyperaceae
Genus Anarta Carex
Species Anarta melanopa Carex bullata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Button Sedge
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.

Button Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Sedge

The Button Sedge (Carex bullata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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