Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Curran’s Pitogo

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cycas
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.