Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Mercuryweed

Anarta myrtilli compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Acalypha
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mercuryweed
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.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (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.