Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Kretschmer's Longbill

Anarta myrtilli compared with Macrosphenus kretschmeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Kretschmer's Longbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Noctuidae	Macrosphenidae
Genus	Anarta	Macrosphenus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Macrosphenus kretschmeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Kretschmer's Longbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Kretschmer's Longbill
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.

Kretschmer's Longbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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