Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Scolytus mali

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Large Fruit Bark Beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Large Fruit Bark 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	Curculionidae
Genus	Anarta	Scolytus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Scolytus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Large Fruit Bark 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 Fruit Bark Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden