Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Common Goldenring

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cordulegaster boltonii

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Common Goldenring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Common Goldenring
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Anarta	Cordulegaster
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cordulegaster boltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Common Goldenring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Common Goldenring
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.

Common Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Common Goldenring

Common Goldenring (Cordulegaster boltonii) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.