Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Papyrus

Anarta melanopa compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Papyrus
Kingdom Animalia (hewan) Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum Arthropoda (Artropoda) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (serangga) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Poales (Grasses)
Family Noctuidae Cyperaceae
Genus Anarta Cyperus
Species Anarta melanopa Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Papyrus
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.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Papyrus

No description available.

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