Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Giant Snowdrop

Anarta myrtilli compared with Galanthus elwesii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Giant Snowdrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Giant Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anarta	Galanthus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Galanthus elwesii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Giant Snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Giant Snowdrop
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.

Giant Snowdrop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (11 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