Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Mexican fireleg

Anarta myrtilli compared with Brachypelma boehmei

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Mexican fireleg is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mexican fireleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Noctuidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Anarta	Brachypelma
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Brachypelma boehmei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mexican fireleg

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mexican fireleg
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.

Mexican fireleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.