Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Willow-leaved Dock

Anarta myrtilli compared with Rumex salicifolius

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Willow-leaved Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Willow-leaved Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anarta	Rumex
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Rumex salicifolius

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Willow-leaved Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Willow-leaved Dock
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.

Willow-leaved Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 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.