Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pollenia angustigena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Noctuidae Polleniidae
Genus Anarta Pollenia
Species Anarta myrtilli Pollenia angustigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
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.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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