alpine dandelion vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Anarta myrtilli

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Noctuidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Anarta
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Anarta myrtilli

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) 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.