Arctic Fritillary vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Boloria chariclea compared with Anarta myrtilli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Fritillary	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Noctuidae
Genus	Boloria	Anarta
Species	Boloria chariclea	Anarta myrtilli

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Fritillary and Beautiful Yellow Underwing share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Arctic Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Fritillary	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arctic Fritillary

The Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) is a species in the genus Boloria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden