Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Western Gorse

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ulex
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Western Gorse
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.

Western Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.