Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Small Phoenix

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ecliptopera silaceata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Small Phoenix
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	Geometridae
Genus	Anarta	Ecliptopera
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ecliptopera silaceata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Small Phoenix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Small Phoenix
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.

Small Phoenix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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