Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs False Grass-poly

Anarta melanopa compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Anarta	Lythrum
Species	Anarta melanopa	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	False Grass-poly
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.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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