Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs oceanic scud

Anarta myrtilli compared with Gammarus oceanicus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while oceanic scud is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	oceanic scud
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)
Family	Noctuidae	Gammaridae
Genus	Anarta	Gammarus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Gammarus oceanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

oceanic scud

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	oceanic scud
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.

oceanic scud

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden