Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Nodding Yucca

Anarta myrtilli compared with Yucca cernua

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Nodding Yucca is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anarta	Yucca
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Nodding Yucca
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.

Nodding Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.