Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs large-seed dodder

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Noctuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cuscuta
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	large-seed dodder
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-seed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.