Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Graceful Tooth

Anarta myrtilli compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Noctuidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anarta	Hydnellum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Graceful Tooth
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.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.