Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Shrub lespedeza

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lespedeza bicolor

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Shrub lespedeza is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Shrub lespedeza
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anarta	Lespedeza
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lespedeza bicolor

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Shrub lespedeza

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Shrub lespedeza
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.

Shrub lespedeza

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Georgia, India, Taiwan, 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.