Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Turkish snail

Anarta myrtilli compared with Helix lucorum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Turkish snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Turkish snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Noctuidae	Helicidae
Genus	Anarta	Helix
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Helix lucorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Turkish snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Turkish snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Turkish snail
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.

Turkish snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway