Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs rough bindweed

Anarta myrtilli compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Anarta	Smilax
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.