Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs McGregor Pincushion

Anarta myrtilli compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while McGregor Pincushion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	McGregor Pincushion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Noctuidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anarta	Leucospermum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	McGregor Pincushion
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.

McGregor Pincushion

Habitat

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

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.