Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Anarta myrtilli compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Sticta
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dey's Moon Lichen
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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.