Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs grass prawm

Anarta melanopa compared with Palaemon elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	grass prawm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Noctuidae	Palaemonidae
Genus	Anarta	Palaemon
Species	Anarta melanopa	Palaemon elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and grass prawm share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

grass prawm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	grass prawm
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.

grass prawm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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.

grass prawm

grass prawm (Palaemon elegans) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden