Ascending Grapefern vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Botrychium ascendens compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Botrychium	Anarta
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway