Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Mountain Ricegrass

Anarta melanopa compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mountain Ricegrass
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	Piptatheropsis
Species	Anarta melanopa	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mountain Ricegrass
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.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.