Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Great Thick-knee

Anarta myrtilli compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Anarta	Esacus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Great Thick-knee
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 Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway