Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Geranium aphid

Anarta myrtilli compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Geranium aphid
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	Aphididae
Genus	Anarta	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Geranium aphid
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.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden