Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Birch Rust

Anarta myrtilli compared with Melampsoridium betulinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Birch Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Birch Rust
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.

Birch Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

Birch Rust

The Birch Rust (Melampsoridium betulinum) is a species in the genus Melampsoridium. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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