Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Larkspur

Anarta myrtilli compared with Delphinium iris

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Larkspur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Larkspur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anarta	Delphinium
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Delphinium iris

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Larkspur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Larkspur
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.

Larkspur

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.