Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Citrus mealybug

Anarta myrtilli compared with Planococcus citri

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Citrus mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Citrus mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Anarta	Planococcus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Planococcus citri

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Citrus mealybug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Citrus mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Citrus mealybug
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.

Citrus mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Citrus mealybug

The Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) is a species in the genus Planococcus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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