Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Soft scale

Anarta myrtilli compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Coccidae
Genus	Anarta	Physokermes
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Physokermes piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Soft scale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Soft scale
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.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden