Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Broussa Mullein

Anarta myrtilli compared with Verbascum bombyciferum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Broussa Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Broussa Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Verbascum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Verbascum bombyciferum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Broussa Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Broussa Mullein
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.

Broussa Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.

Broussa Mullein

The Broussa Mullein (Verbascum bombyciferum) is a species in the genus Verbascum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden