Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Creeping Thyme

Anarta myrtilli compared with Thymus praecox

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Creeping Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Thymus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Thymus praecox

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Creeping Thyme
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.

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.