Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Bicoloured Sedge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Carex bicolor

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Bicoloured Sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bicoloured Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anarta	Carex
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Carex bicolor

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Bicoloured Sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bicoloured Sedge
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.

Bicoloured Sedge

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Bicoloured Sedge

The Bicoloured Sedge (Carex bicolor) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.