Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs pale shoulder

Anarta myrtilli compared with Acontia lucida

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while pale shoulder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	pale shoulder
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anarta	Acontia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Acontia lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and pale shoulder share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	pale shoulder
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.

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden