Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Eastern Eggar

Anarta myrtilli compared with Eriogaster catax

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Eastern Eggar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Eastern Eggar
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	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Anarta	Eriogaster
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Eriogaster catax

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Eastern Eggar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Eggar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Eastern Eggar
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.

Eastern Eggar

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

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