Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Flax Flea Beetle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Noctuidae Chrysomelidae
Genus Anarta Longitarsus
Species Anarta myrtilli Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Flax Flea Beetle
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.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Flax Flea Beetle

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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