Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Downy Truffle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tuber
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Downy Truffle
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.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.