Ash Rust vs Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Anarta myrtilli

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Puccinia	Anarta
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Anarta myrtilli

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.