Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Toadflax Leaf Beetle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Chrysolina sanguinolenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Toadflax Leaf Beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Noctuidae Chrysomelidae
Genus Anarta Chrysolina
Species Anarta myrtilli Chrysolina sanguinolenta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Toadflax Leaf Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Toadflax Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Toadflax Leaf Beetle
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.

Toadflax Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Toadflax Leaf Beetle

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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