Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Anarta myrtilli compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Asilidae
Genus	Anarta	Leptarthrus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Slender-footed Robberfly
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.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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