Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Pale Sunflower

Anarta myrtilli compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Pale Sunflower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Noctuidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anarta Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species Anarta myrtilli Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Pale Sunflower
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 Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Pale Sunflower

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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