Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Russian violet

Anarta myrtilli compared with Viola suavis

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Russian violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Russian violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Violaceae
Genus	Anarta	Viola
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Viola suavis

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Russian violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Russian violet
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.

Russian violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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