Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs ligate snail

Anarta myrtilli compared with Helix ligata

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while ligate snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	ligate snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Noctuidae	Helicidae
Genus	Anarta	Helix
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Helix ligata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

ligate snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	ligate snail
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.

ligate snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.