Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Golden Crocus

Anarta myrtilli compared with Crocus chrysanthus

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Golden Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Golden Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anarta	Crocus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Crocus chrysanthus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Golden Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Golden Crocus
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.

Golden Crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.