Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs bordered straw

Anarta myrtilli compared with Heliothis peltigera

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while bordered straw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	bordered straw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anarta	Heliothis
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Heliothis peltigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and bordered straw share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

bordered straw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	bordered straw
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.

bordered straw

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).

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.

bordered straw

The Bordered straw (Heliothis peltigera) is a species in the genus Heliothis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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