Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Thatching grass

Anarta melanopa compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Thatching 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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.