Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Brittle Bladderfern

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Noctuidae Cystopteridaceae
Genus Anarta Cystopteris
Species Anarta myrtilli Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Brittle Bladderfern
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.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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