Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs White Flatweed

Anarta myrtilli compared with Hypochaeris microcephala

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while White Flatweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	White Flatweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anarta	Hypochaeris
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Hypochaeris microcephala

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White Flatweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	White Flatweed
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.

White Flatweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.