Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Sofala Waxberry

Anarta myrtilli compared with Morella spathulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Sofala Waxberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Anarta	Morella
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Morella spathulata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sofala Waxberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Sofala Waxberry
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.

Sofala Waxberry

Habitat

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

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.