Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Manatee Grass

Anarta melanopa compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Anarta	Syringodium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Manatee 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.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.