Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs cushion phlox

Anarta myrtilli compared with Phlox caespitosa

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while cushion phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	cushion phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Phlox
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Phlox caespitosa

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

cushion phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	cushion phlox
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.

cushion phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.