Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Taiga tick

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Noctuidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anarta	Ixodes
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden