Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Brown China-Mark

Anarta myrtilli compared with Elophila nymphaeata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Brown China-Mark
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	Noctuidae	Crambidae
Genus	Anarta	Elophila
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Elophila nymphaeata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Brown China-Mark share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Brown China-Mark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Brown China-Mark
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.

Brown China-Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Brown China-Mark

The Brown China-Mark (Elophila nymphaeata) is a species in the genus Elophila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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