Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Fatmucket

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Noctuidae	Unionidae
Genus	Anarta	Lampsilis
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Fatmucket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

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.