Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Townsend's cordgrass

Anarta myrtilli compared with Sporobolus townsendii

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Townsend's cordgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Townsend's cordgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anarta	Sporobolus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Sporobolus townsendii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Townsend's cordgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Townsend's cordgrass
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.

Townsend's cordgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Italy, and Norway.

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.