Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Gall midge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Anarta	Contarinia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden