Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs ground lackey

Anarta myrtilli compared with Malacosoma castrense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	ground lackey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Noctuidae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Anarta	Malacosoma
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Malacosoma castrense

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and ground lackey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

View Order: Lepidoptera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	ground lackey
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.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.