Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Scotch Burnet

Anarta myrtilli compared with Zygaena exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Scotch Burnet
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	Zygaenidae
Genus	Anarta	Zygaena
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Zygaena exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Burnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Scotch Burnet
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.

Scotch Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden