Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Fescue

Anarta myrtilli compared with Festuca xenophontis

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Fescue is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Fescue
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	Festuca
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Festuca xenophontis

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Fescue

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Fescue
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.

Fescue

Habitat

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

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.