Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Feathertop

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Feathertop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Feathertop
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	Cenchrus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cenchrus longisetus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Feathertop
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.

Feathertop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.