Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Maple Prominent

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Maple Prominent
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Noctuidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Anarta	Ptilodon
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ptilodon cucullina

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Maple Prominent share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Maple Prominent
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.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden