Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Crab Finger Grass

Anarta melanopa compared with Digitaria sanguinalis

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Crab Finger Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Crab Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anarta	Digitaria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Digitaria sanguinalis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Crab Finger Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Crab Finger Grass
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.

Crab Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

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