Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Parasitic fly

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pegomya hyoscyami

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Parasitic fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Parasitic fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Anarta	Pegomya
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Pegomya hyoscyami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Parasitic fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Parasitic fly
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.

Parasitic fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden