Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Hook-billed Hermit

Anarta myrtilli compared with Glaucis dohrnii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Hook-billed Hermit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Hook-billed Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anarta	Glaucis
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Glaucis dohrnii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Hook-billed Hermit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Hook-billed Hermit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Hook-billed Hermit
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.

Hook-billed Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway