Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Giffard's Cyanea

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cyanea giffardii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Giffard's Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Giffard's Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Anarta	Cyanea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cyanea giffardii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Giffard's Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Giffard's Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Giffard's Cyanea
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.

Giffard's Cyanea

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.