Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Koepcke's Hermit

Anarta myrtilli compared with Phaethornis koepckeae

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Koepcke's Hermit is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Koepcke's 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	Phaethornis
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Phaethornis koepckeae

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Koepcke's Hermit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Koepcke's Hermit

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Koepcke's 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.

Koepcke's Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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