Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Juniper webworm

Anarta myrtilli compared with Dichomeris marginella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Juniper webworm
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	Dichomeris
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Dichomeris marginella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Juniper webworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Juniper webworm
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 webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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