Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Emerald Ash Borer

Anarta myrtilli compared with Agrilus planipennis

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Emerald Ash Borer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Emerald Ash Borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Buprestidae
Genus	Anarta	Agrilus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Agrilus planipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Emerald Ash Borer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Emerald Ash Borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Emerald Ash Borer
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.

Emerald Ash Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden