Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Black skate

Anarta myrtilli compared with Bathyraja trachura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Black skate
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Elasmobranchii
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family Noctuidae Arhynchobatidae
Genus Anarta Bathyraja
Species Anarta myrtilli Bathyraja trachura

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Black skate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Black skate
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.

Black skate

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.

Black skate

The Black skate (Bathyraja trachura) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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