Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Rust Colored Crab

Anarta myrtilli compared with Geothelphusa ferruginea

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Rust Colored Crab is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Rust Colored Crab
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Noctuidae	Potamidae
Genus	Anarta	Geothelphusa
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Geothelphusa ferruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Rust Colored Crab share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Rust Colored Crab

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Rust Colored Crab
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.

Rust Colored Crab

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.