Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Dusky-brown Wave

Anarta myrtilli compared with Scopula tessellaria

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Dusky-brown Wave is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dusky-brown Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Noctuidae	Geometridae
Genus	Anarta	Scopula
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Scopula tessellaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Dusky-brown Wave share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-brown Wave

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dusky-brown Wave
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.

Dusky-brown Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium