Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Gorse Lacebug

Anarta myrtilli compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Gorse Lacebug
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	Tingidae
Genus	Anarta	Dictyonota
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Gorse Lacebug
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.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark