Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs iron-grass

Anarta myrtilli compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Noctuidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Spermacoce
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.