Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Sunolgrass

Anarta melanopa compared with Phalaris coerulescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sunolgrass
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	Phalaris
Species	Anarta melanopa	Phalaris coerulescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sunolgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Sunolgrass
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.

Sunolgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.