Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Great Crestwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Anarta	Lophocolea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.