Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Juniper Groundling

Anarta myrtilli compared with Gelechia sabinellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Juniper Groundling
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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Anarta	Gelechia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Gelechia sabinellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Juniper Groundling
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.

Juniper Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden