Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs European Bee-eater

Anarta myrtilli compared with Merops apiaster

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while European Bee-eater is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	European Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Meropidae
Genus	Anarta	Merops
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Merops apiaster

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and European Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

European Bee-eater

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	European Bee-eater
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.

European Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden