Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs White Star Apple

Anarta myrtilli compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing White Star Apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Noctuidae Sapotaceae
Genus Anarta Gambeya
Species Anarta myrtilli Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing White Star Apple
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 Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

White Star Apple

No description available.

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