Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Cullum's Humble Bee

Anarta myrtilli compared with Bombus cullumanus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Cullum's Humble Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Cullum's Humble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Noctuidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anarta	Bombus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Bombus cullumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Cullum's Humble Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cullum's Humble Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Cullum's Humble Bee
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.

Cullum's Humble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden