Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Kerch Wheatgrass

Anarta melanopa compared with Agropyron cimmericum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Kerch Wheatgrass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Kerch 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 cimmericum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Kerch Wheatgrass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Kerch 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.

Kerch Wheatgrass

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.