Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Louse

Anarta myrtilli compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Noctuidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Anarta	Bovicola
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Louse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden