Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Microphysid bug

Anarta myrtilli compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Microphysidae
Genus	Anarta	Loricula
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Microphysid bug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Microphysid bug
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.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.