Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Whitebuttons

Anarta myrtilli compared with Anacyclus clavatus

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Whitebuttons is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Whitebuttons
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 Anacyclus
Species Anarta myrtilli Anacyclus clavatus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Whitebuttons

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Whitebuttons
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.

Whitebuttons

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (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.

Whitebuttons

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia