Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Cudbear

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ochrolechia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Cudbear
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.

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.