Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Samos Grayling

Anarta myrtilli compared with Hipparchia mersina

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Samos Grayling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Samos Grayling
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anarta	Hipparchia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Hipparchia mersina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Samos Grayling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Samos Grayling
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.

Samos Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.