Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Hardback Beetle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tenebrio molitor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Hardback Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family	Noctuidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Anarta	Tenebrio
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Tenebrio molitor

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Hardback Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Hardback Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Hardback Beetle
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.

Hardback Beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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