Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs dense flat sedge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while dense flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	dense flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cyperus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	dense flat sedge
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.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.