Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs swamp flat sedge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing swamp flat sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Poales (Grasses)
Family Noctuidae Cyperaceae
Genus Anarta Cyperus
Species Anarta myrtilli Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing swamp flat sedge
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.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

swamp flat sedge

No description available.

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