Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Yellow-headed Phoenix

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ecliptopera capitata

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Yellow-headed Phoenix is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Yellow-headed Phoenix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Noctuidae	Geometridae
Genus	Anarta	Ecliptopera
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ecliptopera capitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Yellow-headed Phoenix share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-headed Phoenix

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Yellow-headed Phoenix
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.

Yellow-headed Phoenix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden