Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ardea herodias

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Pelecaniformes (Pelikanlar)
Family	Noctuidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Anarta	Ardea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ardea herodias

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Great Blue/Cocoi Heron share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
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.

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron (Ardea herodias) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway