Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Leafy Brain

Anarta myrtilli compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tremellaceae
Genus	Anarta	Phaeotremella
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Leafy Brain
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.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.