Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs stipular flapwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Harpanthus scutatus

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while stipular flapwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	stipular flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Harpanthaceae
Genus	Anarta	Harpanthus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Harpanthus scutatus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

stipular flapwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	stipular flapwort
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.

stipular flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.