Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Carrington's Scalewort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Radula carringtonii

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Carrington's Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Noctuidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Radula
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Radula carringtonii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Carrington's Scalewort
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.

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.