Acorn Moth vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Blastobasis glandulella compared with Anarta myrtilli

Key Differences

• Acorn Moth is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acorn Moth	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
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	Blastobasidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Blastobasis	Anarta
Species	Blastobasis glandulella	Anarta myrtilli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Acorn Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acorn Moth	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acorn Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, and United States.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Acorn Moth

The Acorn Moth (Blastobasis glandulella) is a species in the genus Blastobasis. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark