bastard toadflax vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Thesium humifusum compared with Anarta myrtilli

Key Differences

bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thesiaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Thesium	Anarta
Species	Thesium humifusum	Anarta myrtilli

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. 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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. 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.