arctic-alpine fleabane vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Erigeron humilis compared with Anarta myrtilli

Key Differences

  • arctic-alpine fleabane is Near Threatened while Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank arctic-alpine fleabane 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 Erigeron Anarta
Species Erigeron humilis Anarta myrtilli

Conservation Status

arctic-alpine fleabane

NT — Near Threatened

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute arctic-alpine fleabane Beautiful Yellow Underwing
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Average Length — —
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Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic-alpine fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

arctic-alpine fleabane

The Arctic-alpine fleabane (Erigeron humilis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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