Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Dodder Astragalus

Anarta myrtilli compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dodder Astragalus
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	Astragalus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dodder Astragalus
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.

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

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

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.