Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass

Anarta melanopa compared with Agropyron dasyanthum

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass
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	Agropyron
Species	Anarta melanopa	Agropyron dasyanthum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass
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.

Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Lithuania and Sweden.

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.