Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs cotton grass

Anarta melanopa compared with Digitaria brownii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	cotton grass
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Noctuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anarta	Digitaria
Species	Anarta melanopa	Digitaria brownii

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

cotton grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	cotton 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.

cotton grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.