Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Small Red Damsel

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anarta	Ceriagrion
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Small Red Damsel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Small Red Damsel
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 Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium