Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Stiff Brome

Anarta melanopa compared with Brachypodium distachyon

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Stiff Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Stiff Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family	Noctuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anarta	Brachypodium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Brachypodium distachyon

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Stiff Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Stiff Brome
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.

Stiff Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden