Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Devil's Shoestring

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Noctuidae Fabaceae
Genus Anarta Tephrosia
Species Anarta myrtilli Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Devil's Shoestring
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.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Devil's Shoestring

No description available.

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