Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs narrow alkaligrass

Anarta melanopa compared with Puccinellia angustata

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while narrow alkaligrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	narrow alkaligrass
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	Puccinellia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Puccinellia angustata

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

narrow alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	narrow alkaligrass
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.

narrow alkaligrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.