Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Chinaroot

Anarta myrtilli compared with Smilax china

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Anarta	Smilax
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Chinaroot
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.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.