Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs true fox-sedge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Carex vulpina

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while true fox-sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing true fox-sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Arthropoda (artrópodos) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (insecto) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Poales (Grasses)
Family Noctuidae Cyperaceae
Genus Anarta Carex
Species Anarta myrtilli Carex vulpina

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

true fox-sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing true fox-sedge
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.

true fox-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

true fox-sedge

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Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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