Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Bitter-Root

Anarta myrtilli compared with Apocynum androsaemifolium

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bitter-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Noctuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anarta	Apocynum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Apocynum androsaemifolium

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bitter-Root
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.

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden