Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Pheasant's-eye

Anarta myrtilli compared with Adonis annua

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Pheasant's-eye
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Noctuidae Ranunculaceae
Genus Anarta Adonis
Species Anarta myrtilli Adonis annua

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Pheasant's-eye
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.

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 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.

Pheasant's-eye

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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