Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Dover Grass

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Dover Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dover Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anarta	Lolium
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dover Grass
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.

Dover Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.