Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Greater Copperwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cephaloziella
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.