Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Pine processionary

Anarta myrtilli compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pine processionary
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	Noctuidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Anarta	Thaumetopoea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Pine processionary share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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 🇳🇴 Norway