Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Spinetail ray

Anarta myrtilli compared with Bathyraja spinicauda

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Spinetail ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spinetail ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Anarta	Bathyraja
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Bathyraja spinicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Spinetail ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Spinetail ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spinetail ray
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.

Spinetail ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.