Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Laurel

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ocotea contrerasii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Laurel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Anarta	Ocotea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ocotea contrerasii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Laurel
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.

Laurel

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.