Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs String Sargassum

Anarta myrtilli compared with Sargassum setifolium

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while String Sargassum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	String Sargassum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Noctuidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Anarta	Sargassum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Sargassum setifolium

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

String Sargassum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	String Sargassum
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.

String Sargassum

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.