Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Large-winged wingnut

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pterocarya macroptera

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Large-winged wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Large-winged wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Anarta	Pterocarya
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Pterocarya macroptera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Large-winged wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Large-winged wingnut
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-winged wingnut

Habitat

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

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.