Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Elastic grass

Anarta melanopa compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Elastic grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Elastic 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	Eragrostis
Species	Anarta melanopa	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Elastic 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.

Elastic grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.