Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Newstead scale

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Newstead scale
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	Diaspididae
Genus	Anarta	Lepidosaphes
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden