Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Rusty Crayfish

Anarta myrtilli compared with Faxonius rusticus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Rusty Crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Rusty Crayfish
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	Cambaridae
Genus	Anarta	Faxonius
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Faxonius rusticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Rusty Crayfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Rusty Crayfish
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.

Rusty Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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