Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Large Flax Flea Beetle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Aphthona euphorbiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Large Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anarta	Aphthona
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Aphthona euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Large Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Large Flax Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Large Flax Flea Beetle
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.

Large Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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