Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Jamaican Beaksedge

Anarta melanopa compared with Rhynchospora jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Jamaican Beaksedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Jamaican Beaksedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anarta	Rhynchospora
Species	Anarta melanopa	Rhynchospora jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican Beaksedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Jamaican Beaksedge
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.

Jamaican Beaksedge

Habitat

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

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.