Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Lead-moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Ditrichum plumbicola

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Lead-moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lead-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Anarta	Ditrichum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Ditrichum plumbicola

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lead-moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lead-moss
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.

Lead-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered 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.