Barbed goatgrass vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Aegilops triuncialis compared with Anarta myrtilli

Key Differences

• Barbed goatgrass is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbed goatgrass	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aegilops	Anarta
Species	Aegilops triuncialis	Anarta myrtilli

Conservation Status

Barbed goatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbed goatgrass	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbed goatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Barbed goatgrass

The Barbed goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) is a species in the genus Aegilops. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden