Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Wingstem spurry

Anarta myrtilli compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anarta	Spergula
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Wingstem spurry
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.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, 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.