Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Marsh Stitchwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Stellaria palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Marsh Stitchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anarta	Stellaria
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Stellaria palustris

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Stitchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Marsh Stitchwort
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.

Marsh Stitchwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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.