Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Silver-barred Clothes Moth

Anarta myrtilli compared with Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Silver-barred Clothes Moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Silver-barred Clothes Moth
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	Meessiidae
Genus	Anarta	Infurcitinea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Silver-barred Clothes Moth share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Silver-barred Clothes Moth
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.

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden