Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Mite

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tetranychus evansi

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Anarta	Tetranychus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Tetranychus evansi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden