Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs forest cockroach

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while forest cockroach is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Noctuidae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Anarta	Ectobius
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and forest cockroach share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	forest cockroach
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.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden