Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Butternut Canker

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Butternut Canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Butternut Canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diaporthales (Diaporthales)
Family	Noctuidae	Gnomoniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ophiognomonia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Butternut Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Butternut Canker
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.

Butternut Canker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Butternut Canker

The Butternut Canker (Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum) is a species in the genus Ophiognomonia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.