Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Whitefly

Anarta myrtilli compared with Aleyrodes lonicerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Whitefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Aleyrodidae
Genus	Anarta	Aleyrodes
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Aleyrodes lonicerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Whitefly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Whitefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Whitefly
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.

Whitefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden