Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Papyrus

Anarta melanopa compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Papyrus
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	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.