Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Striped Lychnis

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cucullia lychnitis

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Striped Lychnis is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Striped Lychnis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anarta	Cucullia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cucullia lychnitis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Striped Lychnis share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

View Family: Noctuidae

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Striped Lychnis

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Striped Lychnis
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.

Striped Lychnis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.