Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Long-tailed Widowbird

Anarta myrtilli compared with Euplectes progne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Long-tailed Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Noctuidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Anarta	Euplectes
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Euplectes progne

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Long-tailed Widowbird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Long-tailed Widowbird
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.

Long-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway