Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Bridge Orbweaver

Anarta myrtilli compared with Larinioides sclopetarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bridge Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Noctuidae	Araneidae
Genus	Anarta	Larinioides
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Larinioides sclopetarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Bridge Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Bridge Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Bridge Orbweaver
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.

Bridge Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Bridge Orbweaver

The Bridge Orbweaver (Larinioides sclopetarius) is a species in the genus Larinioides. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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