Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Marbled Minor

Anarta myrtilli compared with Oligia strigilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Marbled Minor
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 same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anarta	Oligia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Oligia strigilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Marbled Minor share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Marbled Minor
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 Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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