Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Mountain yam

Anarta melanopa compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anarta	Dioscorea
Species	Anarta melanopa	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mountain yam
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 yam

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.