Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Grooved Cavalier

Anarta myrtilli compared with Melanoleuca grammopodia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Grooved Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Anarta	Melanoleuca
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Melanoleuca grammopodia

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Grooved Cavalier
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.

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and 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.