Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Lesser Roadrunner

Anarta myrtilli compared with Geococcyx velox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lesser Roadrunner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Anarta	Geococcyx
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Geococcyx velox

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Lesser Roadrunner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Roadrunner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lesser Roadrunner
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.

Lesser Roadrunner

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway