Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Ghostwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Noctuidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Anarta	Aneura
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Ghostwort
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.

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.