Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Anarta myrtilli compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Noctuidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Anarta	Daldinia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

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.