Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Dwarf Mountain Pine

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Dwarf Mountain Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Anarta	Pherosphaera
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Mountain Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Dwarf Mountain Pine
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.

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.