Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Belted spider beetle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ptinus bicinctus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Belted spider beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Belted spider beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Ptinidae
Genus	Anarta	Ptinus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ptinus bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Belted spider beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Belted spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Belted spider beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Belted spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Belted spider beetle

The Belted spider beetle (Ptinus bicinctus) is a species in the genus Ptinus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden