Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Spring Pea

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anarta	Lathyrus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spring Pea
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.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.