Boehmer's cat's-tail vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Phleum phleoides compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

• Boehmer's cat's-tail is Vulnerable while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boehmer's cat's-tail	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Noctuidae
Genus	Phleum	Anarta
Species	Phleum phleoides	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Boehmer's cat's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boehmer's cat's-tail	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boehmer's cat's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Boehmer's cat's-tail

The Boehmer's cat's-tail (Phleum phleoides) is a species in the genus Phleum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

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