Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Winged false buttonweed

Anarta myrtilli compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Noctuidae Rubiaceae
Genus Anarta Spermacoce
Species Anarta myrtilli Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Winged false buttonweed
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.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Winged false buttonweed

No description available.

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