Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs fig wax scale

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	fig wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Coccidae
Genus	Anarta	Ceroplastes
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ceroplastes japonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and fig wax scale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	fig wax scale
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.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium