Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Flax Rust

Anarta myrtilli compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Anarta	Melampsora
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Flax Rust
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.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway