Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Lange's sedge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Carex langeana

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Lange's sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lange's sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anarta	Carex
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Carex langeana

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lange's sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lange's sedge
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.

Lange's sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.