Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs marbled crayfish

Anarta myrtilli compared with Procambarus virginalis

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while marbled crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	marbled crayfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Noctuidae	Cambaridae
Genus	Anarta	Procambarus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Procambarus virginalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and marbled crayfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

marbled crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	marbled crayfish
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.

marbled crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (4 countries).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden