Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Bohemian mealybug

Anarta myrtilli compared with Heliococcus bohemicus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Bohemian mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bohemian mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Anarta	Heliococcus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Heliococcus bohemicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Bohemian mealybug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Bohemian mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bohemian mealybug
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.

Bohemian mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Bohemian mealybug

The Bohemian mealybug (Heliococcus bohemicus) is a species in the genus Heliococcus. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden