Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Headfly

Anarta myrtilli compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Muscidae
Genus	Anarta	Hydrotaea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden