Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Lygaeid bug

Anarta myrtilli compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Anarta	Nysius
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lygaeid bug
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.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.