Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Pig'S Ear

Anarta myrtilli compared with Gomphus clavatus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Pig'S Ear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pig'S Ear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Anarta	Gomphus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Gomphus clavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Pig'S Ear share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pig'S Ear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pig'S Ear
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.

Pig'S Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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