Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Flats Silkypuff

Anarta myrtilli compared with Diastella proteoides

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Flats Silkypuff is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Flats Silkypuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Noctuidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anarta	Diastella
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Diastella proteoides

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Flats Silkypuff
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.

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.